The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on October
1, 2013 that E-Verify will be unavailable during the federal
government shutdown. Employers will be unable to access their
E-Verify accounts, and E-Verify customer support and related
services will be closed. This means that employers will be unable
to run new hires or take any other action in E-Verify so long as
the government shutdown continues.
During the shutdown, DHS is suspending the requirement that
employers must verify all new hires within three days of hire.
However, E-Verify’s unavailability does not affect
employers’ obligation to complete Form I-9 for all new hires
within three days of hire. Employers must continue to abide by
their obligations with respect to Form I-9. E-Verify should become
available once the shutdown is resolved, and employers should take
steps at that time to timely run all new hires through E-Verify. It
is also recommended that employers make note in the I-9 files
