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Author
Keith Covington
Keith Covington is a partner in the Birmingham, AL office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, where he practices in the areas of labor and employment and construction law. His work includes advising contractors and other employers on worksite immigration compliance, union avoidance, labor relations, OSHA issues and equal employment opportunity matters. Covington also regularly litigates, arbitrates and mediates various types of construction and employment-related disputes and does work before the National Labor Relations Board.
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Workforce Management
E-Verify Now Required For Federal Contractors
The controversial rule that will require most federal construction contractors to use E-Verify to check the work eligibility of their employees officially went into effect on September 8, 2009. This rule, originally issued in November 2008, had been delayed for several months pending review. In July, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that the new administration would move forward with implementation, meaning that thousands of federal contractors will soon be obligated to enroll in and use the government's E-Verify system.