Texas Enacts Law Requiring “Sexually Oriented” Businesses to use E-Verify
By: Bruce E Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
In Texas, E-Verify has been extended to being mandatory for the hire of employees at all “sexually oriented” businesses, effective September 1, 2021. The intent of the law is really...
E-Verify recently announced a new tool, entitled “myUploads”, which is an uploading feature to help employees electronically resolve certain types of Tentative Non-confirmations (TNCs) that occur during the employee...
E-Verify Updates the SSA TNC Process for a Citizenship Mismatch
By: Bruce E. Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
On March 4, 2021, E-Verify updated the Social Security Administration (SSA) Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC) process. Now, employees who receive an SSA TNC with a citizenship mismatch have the...
On May 14, 2021, USCIS will dispose of E-Verify records that are more than 10 years old, which are those dated on or before Dec. 31, 2010. E-Verify employers have until May 14, 2021, to download...
E-Verify Issues “Reminder” Email on Steps to Take on TNCs
By Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
E-Verify appears to be very concerned about employers and employees taking the correct steps after a Tentative Non-confirmation (TNC) is received by the Employer concerning a recently hired employee,...
Florida Governor DeSantis Signs "Watered Down" E-Verify Bill
By: Brice Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
Add Florida to the states that require E-Verify to be used by some employers when verifying the work authorization of newly hired employees. However, it is substantially “watered down”...
First, E-Verify is extending the timeframe to take action to resolve Social Security Administration (SSA) or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Tentative Non-confirmations (TNCs) due to SSA or...
House of Representatives has passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act with Mandatory E-Verify
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelust Buchanan Law
The House of Representatives has passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, granting legal status to thousands of undocumented farmworkers. The legislation to provide work permits...
If the agricultural labor bill, Farm Workforce Modernization Act, becomes law, farmers nationwide will be required to use E-Verify to ensure the eligibility of all new employees. Although...
New Pennsylvania Law Requires Construction Employers to Use E-Verify
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
Beginning in October 2020, employers in the construction industry in Pennsylvania will be required to use E-Verify, to verify an employee’s work-authorization. Previously, Pennsylvania...
Dunkin' Donuts Sues Franchisees Over Failure to Use E-Verify
By: Bruce Buchanan, Sebelist Buchanan Law
Dunkin’ (which recently changed its name from Dunkin' Donuts) has sued several franchisees with nine locations in Delaware and Pennsylvania in federal court, seeking to stop them...
Since few employers have enrolled in IMAGE ("ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employer"), a voluntary program established in 2006 that allows private industry...
In Wilson v. Waste Connection, Inc., 13 OCAHO no. 1315 (Feb. 28, 2019), OCAHO issued a decision finding the complainant failed to prove she was discharged because of her citizenship...