With the upcoming potential lapse in funding of the Department of Homeland Security, employers may encounter worksite compliance issues because the E-Verify program may be unavailable at the end of the day on February 27th. Should this happen, employers will not be able to create E-Verify cases to determine the eligibility of their employees to
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How to Use Your Shutdown Time Effectively
By Jessica Feinstein on
Posted in US Immigration
I tend look on the bright side of things. Although the government shutdown has halted our ability to file PERMs, LCAs and prevailing wages (to name a few) and tested our faith in the political system, I see a silver lining. This shutdown allows a little “me” time. It is a time to review lately…
Government Shutdown – Now What?
By Jackson Lewis P.C. on
Posted in I-9 and E-Verify, US Immigration
The failure of Congress to agree on a new budget for the Fiscal Year (beginning October 1) is resulting in a furlough of more than 800,000 federal workers and government agencies temporarily closing or cutting back the operations of numerous federal facilities and the suspension of many services. This is the first government shutdown in…