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Immigration checks not a problem for business: so far so good for law enacted last year.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 20-APR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
In about a month and a half, a second wave of Mississippi businesses will have to begin using the E-Verify system, an Internet database that tracks through Social Security numbers whether a worker is in the U.S. legally.

Gov. Haley Barbour signed Senate Bill 2988 last March that mandated Mississippi employers use the database as part of any new hire's regular background check.

On July 1, 2008, businesses with 250 or more employees had to begin using E-Verify. On July 1 of this year, businesses with at least 100 employees will have to sign on. On July 1, 2010, businesses with at least 30 employees must begin using the system. By July 1, 2011,...

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