Initiatives to Enhance E-Verify Fact Sheet Unveiled by DHS
The Secretary of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Janet Napolitano in collaboration with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas, made an announcement affirming a trio of initiatives that they are going to implement on the E-verify fact sheet. These initiatives were brought up in an aim to make the E-verify fact sheet more accurate and efficient.
The employment eligibility of newly hired employees can be substantiated electronically with the help of E-verify fact sheet. This web-based system is operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) along with the Social Security Administration (SSA) and is supervised by the USCIS. It has been estimated that the E-verify system is used by more than 100,000 employers.
As a part of the initiatives, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) has been made between the USCIS, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The idea behind the MOA is to put forth a streamlined decision making process with respect to cases arising from discrimination and misuse of E-verify system.
The second initiative is the inclusion of an informational telephone hotline which will help the employees seeking information regarding E-verify. This hotline has been made active from April 5, 2010. The employee can choose from four options with the help of an Interactive Voice Response (IVR). On selecting the option, the employee will be redirected to the respective customer service representative.
As per the third initiative, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released two new training videos, both in English and Spanish, highlighting the procedures and policies of E-verify system and the E-verify civil rights of the employees, and employer responsibilities. “Understanding E-Verify: Employer Responsibilities and Worker Rights,” is one video which pertains to the employers and “Know Your Rights: Employee Rights and Responsibilities” is the other video that pertains to the employees.