Wednesday, November 19, 2014

E-Verify News

As of Jan. 1, 2015, employers will have access to E-Verify records that were created on or before Dec. 31, 2004.

The E-Verify electronic employment eligibility verification system will delete data more than 10 years old on an annual basis, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced.

For example, on Jan. 1, 2016, USCIS will dispose of records created on or prior to Dec. 31, 2005, and this process will continue in subsequent years.

The deletion is being conducted to comply with the National Archives and Records Administration’s retention and disposal schedule, to minimize security and privacy risks.

Recommendations:

Legal advisors are counseling employers that have been participating in the program since Dec. 31, 2004, to consider taking measures to archive their data.

USCIS has created a Historic Records Report that affected users can download and save for archival purposes, however, this report will only be available until Dec. 31, 2014, so users should download the report before then.

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