Court to contractors: E-verify enforcement starts Sept. 8

The requirement to use electronic employment verification for federal contractors has cleared a potential legal hurdle, easing the way for enforcement to start Sept. 8. A district judge on Aug. 26 ruled against organizations that were attempting to stop the electronic employment verification requirement. The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland upheld the Homeland Security Department's E-Verify requirement that ordered federal contractors to register and participate in the Internet-based electronic employment verification system.

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