U.S. Chamber Sues Over E-Verify
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday challenged the legality of requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to use the Homeland Security Department's E-Verify system, a free Web-based tool that uses Social Security Administration files to ensure that employees are legal immigrants or citizens eligible to work in the United States. Joining the Chamber as co-plaintiffs in the lawsuit are the Associated Builders and Contractors, the Society for Human Resources Management, the American Council on International Personnel, and the HR Policy Association.
The complaint, which was filed in a Maryland federal court, challenges the government's use of an executive order coupled with federal procurement law to make E-Verify mandatory for federal contractors with projects exceeding $100,000 and for sub-contractors with projects exceeding $3,000. The Chamber also challenged expanding E-Verify to require the reauthorization of existing workers. "This massive expansion of E-Verify is not only bad policy, it's unlawful," the National Chamber Litigation Center's Robin Conrad said in a press release. Read more here.
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