HR Groups Support Bill to Create New Employment Verification System

The New Employee Verification Act (NEVA), which was introduced this week, would eliminate the I-9 Form and would require employers to use a new paperless Electronic Employment Verification System (EEVS).

Immigration issues continue to dominate the political landscape
Complying with immigration laws has become a critical subject. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) increasingly has focused its immigration enforcement efforts on employers who hire unauthorized workers and during the past months has brought several high-profile enforcement actions against employers alleged to have knowingly employed unauthorized workers. Those actions, coupled with DHS's recent updating of the I-9 form and activity surrounding the no-match letters issued by the Social Security Administration (SSA), should give you reason to take notice.