nowHIRE E-Verify Program and I-9 Comply System Ensures Federally Mandated Compliance
Beginning Jan. 15, 2009, the U.S. government will require federal contractors to enroll in E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of both citizen and non-citizen workers in the United States. E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA).
nowHIRE's I-9 Comply System is the first offering from an applicant tracking system vendor to deliver paperless I-9 compliance technology and real-time integration with the government's E-Verify system. nowHIRE is a federally approved designated agent, and nowHIRE's E-Verify Program is a government-certified program.
nowHIRE's I-9 Comply System is the first offering from an applicant tracking system vendor to deliver paperless I-9 compliance technology and real-time integration with the government's E-Verify system. nowHIRE is a federally approved designated agent, and nowHIRE's E-Verify Program is a government-certified program.
The federally approved nowHIRE I-9 Comply System with the optional E-Verify component is an intuitive Web application that enables employers to verify employee eligibility in seconds. Previously, I-9 compliance was a time-consuming and paper-heavy process. nowHIRE's I-9 Comply offers an automated, paperless and seamless document processing and storage system. The E-Verify Program from nowHIRE is an optional integration with the federal government's E-Verify program and allows organizations to view and directly submit data to the federal E-Verify system. Organizations are able to see results immediately and take the necessary actions.
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 required all employers to verify the identity of new hires and whether they are legally eligible to work in the United States. Yet fraud and poor verification processes often result in Form I-9 compliance violations.
More recently, the government stepped up criminal enforcement of Form I-9 violations, with penalties ranging upwards to $11,000, prison time, forfeiture of assets and even prison sentences. These consequences, along with the trend towards mandated use and an interest in further automating their hiring systems, are generating increasing interest from employers.
nowHIRE's E-Verify Program electronically compares employee information from the government's paper Form I-9 - name, date of birth, social security number and immigration information - against more than 425 million records in the Social Security Administration database and more than 60 million records in the Department of Homeland Security's immigration databases.