E-Verify Instructions to Employers Following the Government Shutdown

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on October 17, 2013 that E-Verify is once again available for use by employers following the end of the government shutdown.  During the government shutdown, E-Verify users were unable to access their accounts, verify the employment authorization of new hires, or reconcile any pending tentative non-confirmations in E-Verify.  Now that E-Verify is again available, DHS has released guidance and instructions to employers who were impacted by E-Verify’s temporary unavailability. Continue reading this entry at Littler's Global Mobility & Immigration Counsel.