Last Updated 7th of April, 2010
How do I perform a background check to verify a potential employee's legal working status?
Employers can perform a background check to verify a prospective employee’s legal working status through the E-Verify system, an online system operated jointly by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA).
With an estimated 12-20 million illegal immigrants living and working in the United States, an increasing number of citizen action and labor groups have called for greater enforcement of immigration laws in the workplace. In response, the Unites States government developed the E-Verify system to help employers confirm the work status of new hires as well as the validity of social security numbers.
Employers can verify the work status of new hires online by comparing information from an employee's I-9 form to the databases of the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security. E-Verify is free, voluntary and the best means for determining employment eligibility of new hires and confirming the validity of Social Security numbers. To date, nearly 100,000 employers have enrolled in the E-Verify program, with several million queries run each year.
You can perform an E-Verify check through the government’s Web site, and there are many other sites that allow you to perform complete background check of prospective employees. Conducting a background check is fast and easy and will help reduce your risk in the hiring process.
With an estimated 12-20 million illegal immigrants living and working in the United States, an increasing number of citizen action and labor groups have called for greater enforcement of immigration laws in the workplace. In response, the Unites States government developed the E-Verify system to help employers confirm the work status of new hires as well as the validity of social security numbers.
Employers can verify the work status of new hires online by comparing information from an employee's I-9 form to the databases of the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security. E-Verify is free, voluntary and the best means for determining employment eligibility of new hires and confirming the validity of Social Security numbers. To date, nearly 100,000 employers have enrolled in the E-Verify program, with several million queries run each year.
You can perform an E-Verify check through the government’s Web site, and there are many other sites that allow you to perform complete background check of prospective employees. Conducting a background check is fast and easy and will help reduce your risk in the hiring process.
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