On May 29, 2024, E-Verify announced the launch of the E-Verify+ trial. E-Verify is a U.S. Department of Homeland Security website that allows employers to determine if their employees are eligible to work in the United States by comparing the information of an employee’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (“Form I-9”), with records available to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration. E-Verify+ is a new E-Verify service that aims to integrate the Form I-9 and E-Verify employment eligibility verification process into one digital process.
The development of the E-Verify+ service demonstrates a shift toward improving efficiency and reducing the burden placed on employers for identity and employment eligibility verification. E-Verify+ follows the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s August 1, 2023, authorization of an optional alternative procedure to the in-person physical examination of Form I-9 documentation presented by employees seeking to establish their identity and employment authorization. The 2023-instituted alternative procedure allows certain employers to remotely verify Form I-9 documents. E-Verify+ streamlines the Form I-9 process by allowing employees to complete and submit the Form I-9 electronically, as well as upload all supporting documentation online through an employee-facing portal, which will allow for the direct entry and input of personal information and documentation. By enabling the employee to...
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