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I am pleased to announce the launch of Henderson Franklin's third blog, the Florida Immigration Law Blog.  Lead by Tulio Suarez, a board certified immigration attorney, with contributions from Amanda Brock and Bruce Sands, the blog will focus on all aspects of immigration law, from I-9 compliance issues to visas, ICE audits to E-Verify, and much more.  I think it will be a great resource for readers of this blog, since I know many of you deal with immigration issues on a regular basis.  Definitely check it out! 

I also wanted to mention that I have some exciting things in the works for Southwest Florida HR Law & Solutions.  I've been somewhat MIA on here the last couple of months due to an explosion of work that's been keeping me busy, but I haven't forgotten about the blog.  Over the next couple of weeks I'll be launching a new regular feature, bringing back Miss Blu, and following up on a few things that have happened recently in the employment law/HR world.  

I want to thank all of my readers for sticking with me (we recently shattered our previous hit/visit record, so I know you're there!), and invite you to share any suggestions on features you'd like to see or topics you'd like me to cover.  Please do not hesitate to send an email or give me a call with your ideas -- I'd love to hear from you!

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Immediately after being sworn-in as Florida's Governor on Tuesday, Rick Scott signed several executive orders, including Executive Order 11-02, which will require state agencies to use E-Verify for all current and prospective agency employees.  Perhaps more importantly for our readers, the Executive Order also requires all employers who are state contractors to use E-Verify to check the work eligibility status of anyone employed in Florida during the contract term, and anyone (including subcontractors) hired to perform work pursuant to the state contract.

E-Verify is an online system provided by the Department of Homeland Security that allows employers to check the eligibility of an employee to work in the United States.  It is currently mandatory for most federal contractors and in a handful of states.  Until now, it was not mandatory for employers (other than federal contractors) in Florida.  It will be interesting to see whether Governor Scott eventually pushes to require all private employers to use E-Verify, a promise he made on the campaign trail.  For now, however, only state agencies, state contractors, and state subcontractors will be affected.

The text of the Executive Order instructs state agencies to include the E-Verify requirement for all state contractors and subcontractors expressly as a condition of state contracts.  Based on this wording, it appears this requirement will only affect new state contracts. 

Employers who hold state contracts should pay close attention as this requirement takes effect.  For more general information on E-Verify, check out the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services websites.

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