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Who is Affected by the E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule

The E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule only affects Federal contractors who were awarded a new contract on or after the effective date of the rule, September 8, 2009, that includes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) E-Verify clause (found at 48 C.F.R., Subpart 22.18 ). Some existing Federal contracts may also be bilaterally modified to include the FAR E-Verify clause after the effective date of the rule.

Federal Contractors

A presidential Executive order and subsequent Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule required federal contractors to use E-Verify to electronically verify the employment eligibility of employees working under covered federal contracts.

The order and the rule reinforce Federal government policy that the Federal government does business only with organizations that have a legal workforce.