US Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety Alert
By: April Boyer, Adriana Reyes, Claudia Marina Velasquez
Since 1996, E-Verify, a free digital immigration verification service, has existed to help employers ensure that their hired workforce is authorized to work in the United States. While Florida made E-Verify enrollment and use mandatory for public employers and private employers that contracted with state or local governments (or received government incentive funds), the general use of E-Verify by Florida employers was otherwise voluntary. On 10 May 2023, that changed. Effective 1 July 2023, private employers with at least 25 employees in Florida will now be required to use E-Verify to confirm their employees’ eligibility to work in the United States. If a covered employer fails to use the E-Verify system as required three times in any two-year period, the law provides that the employer is subject to a mandatory US$1,000 fine for each day of noncompliance. The law even precludes a defense raised by the employer that the E-Verify system was unavailable. These strict requirements and potential penalties may significantly affect the hiring practices of many employers in Florida.
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