NOTEWORTHY NEWS
E-VERIFY UPDATE
For a fourth time this year, the effective date of the E-Verify requirement for federal government contractors is expected to be delayed, this time from June 30, 2009 until September 8, 2009. The delay gives the Obama administration additional time to review the regulation, which was originally scheduled to be implemented on January 15, 2009 after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated E-Verify as the employment eligibility verification system for federal contractors.
On June 6, 2008, former President George Bush amended Executive Order 12989, directing all federal departments and agencies to require certain contractors use E-Verify, a free Internet-based system that allows enrolled employers to confirm the legal status of new hires within seconds. Operated jointly by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Social Security Administration (SSA), E-Verify electronically matches information found on the Employment Eligibility Verification Form – or Form I-9 – against government databases and clears over 96% of applicants automatically. Over 120,000 U.S. employers currently use the E-Verify system, many voluntarily, with approximately 1,000 new employers signing up each week.
UPCOMING AND RECENT EVENTS
November 17, 2009 - Uniontown, PA - Jeffrey Klink will be a featured speaker at the Tri-State SHRM (PA). The topic, "Pre-Employment Screening: Reducing Risks Through Better Practices."
May 13, 2009 - Morris County, NJ - Dave Nolan was a featured speaker at The Morris County SHRM where over 90 people attended. The topic, "Preventing and Investigating Employee Misconduct."
May 12, 2009 - Pittsburgh, PA - Jeffrey Klink was a featured speaker at the Pittsburgh Human Resources Association. The topic, "Pre-Employment Screening: Reducing Risks Through Better Practices."
April 26-29, 2009 - Grand Cayman Islands - Jeffrey Klink was a speaker at the GAIM Ops Conference on the topic of Anti-Money Laundering.
April 2, 2009 - Pittsburgh, PA - Jeffrey Klink was a featured speaker at the Local Government Academy. The topic, "Pre-employment background screening."
Are you planning a meeting and need a speaker? Please contact Jane Yanosick at (412) 201-9123 for these and other topics on which the professional at KlinkCheck™ and Klink & Co., Inc. can speak.
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