E-Verify Required for Federal Contracts
Starting Sept. 8, only those firms that E-Verify, which electronically checks whether employees are authorized to work in the U.S will be eligible for federal contracts.
Beginning Sept. 8, the government will award contracts only to companies that enroll in E-Verify, an online program that uses federal databases to check whether employees are in the country legally and authorized to work. Businesses receiving money under the federal stimulus program also will be subjected to the rule.

