E-Verify is the federal government’s system to verify that a worker has the right to work in the United States.
Did you know that as of January 2015 workers in Washington can now use a Personal E-Verify Service to confirm their own employment eligibility?
Why is that important, what does it mean, and how does it affect you as an employer?
- Using the my E-Verify Self Check a job seeker will enter the same personal information and document information that their employer provides through E-Verify.
- The Self Check system processes the information and confirms the worker’s authorization to work in the United States, or notifies them of issues.
Advantages of the new Self Check system
- Â Workers are able to create a series of quiz questions that only they know the answer to.
- Â Workers are able to place a lock on their Social Security number, preventing anyone else from using it to get a job with an employer that uses E-Verify.
- Workers can discover issues with their documentation before they seek employment.
Oftentimes job seekers are unaware of which documents are acceptable. Â By utilizing the Self Check system, problems can be discovered and corrected prior to employment. - Workers must still complete an I-9 and if appropriate and process them through their own E-Verify system.