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.

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).