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For EmployeesHow Does E-Verify Affect me as an employee?Federal law requires that all employers verify the identityand employment eligibility of all new employees (including

U.S. citizens) within three days of hire.Employees are required to complete the Form I-9, and employeesmust provide employers with documentation establishing bothidentity and eligibility to work in the United States.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the SocialSecurity Administration (SSA) have established an electronicsystem called E-Verify to assist employers further inverifying the employment eligibility of all newly-hiredemployees. In short, through E-Verify, employers sendinformation about you from your Form I-9 to SSA and DHS toensure that you are authorized to work in the United Statesand that your name, Social Security Number, date of birth,citizenship status, and any other non-citizen information you

choose to provide your employer on the Form I-9 matchgovernment records. If your employer uses E-Verify, you as anemployee have certain rights and responsibilities.Know Your Rights Quick ListEmployers must post a notice informing employees of theiruse of E-VerifyE-Verify must be used for new hires only. It cannot be usedto verify the employment eligibility of current employees.E-Verify must be used for all new hires regardless ofnational origin or citizenship status. It may not be usedselectively.E-Verify must be used only after hire and after completionof the Form I-9. Employers may not pre-screen applicants

through E-Verify.If an employee receives an information mismatch from theirForm I-9 and SSA and DHS databases, the employer mustpromptly provide the employee with information about how tochallenge the information mismatch, including a writtennotice generated by E-Verify.If an employee decides to challenge the informationmismatch, the employer must provide the person with areferral letter issued by E-Verify that contains specificinstructions and contact information.Employers may not take any adverse action against an

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employee because he/she contests the information mismatch.This includes firing, suspending, withholding pay ortraining, or otherwise infringing upon his/her employment.The employee must be given eight federal government workdays to contact the appropriate federal agency to contestthe information mismatch.If an employee receives a SSA tentative non-confirmation(TNC), they have the option of visiting an SSA field office

to update their record or if the employee is a naturalizedcitizen, the employee may choose to call USCIS directly toresolve the TNC. The phone number can be found on the SSAreferral letter.

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