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Meeting Date:	02/13/2017
E-Verify
Submitted for:	Margie Gomez	Submitted By:	Margie Gomez
Department:	Administrative Services

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to authorize Webb County to enter an E-VERIFY internet program that will assist the Human Resources Department, in the execution and compliance issues of the new electronic versions of the I-9 (Employment Verification Form). E-VERIFY is an internet based system that compares information from an employees I-9, to data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records, to confirm employment eligibility, at no cost to the County; and for the County Judge to sign all relevant documents and any other matters incident thereto.

Issue: Effective January 22, 2017, Federal Law requires that all employers are to do the I-9 forms electronically. All employers must complete and retain FORM I-9, Employment Verification for every person that is hired. To date, these forms have been done manually, with no ability to confirm employee’s identity and employment authorization, other than what the employee filled out and attested to.

Solution: By signing on to E-VERIFY system, we can verify the employee’s identity and employment authorization data against millions of government records, and provides results within as little as three to five seconds. This system is being used nationwide by more than 600,000 employers of all sizes; used at more than 1.9 million hiring sites; one of the Federal Government’s highest-rates services for customer satisfaction. (The City of Laredo is using this system).

Result: Improved efficiency in service, plus reliability and fast confirmation on any applicant’s employment eligibility status.

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