By: Kevin M. Mosher
Similar to the federal Executive Order, which will require certain federal contractors to enroll and use E-Verify (delayed four times, now set to be effective on September 8, 2009), in 2008 Minnesota's governor issued an Executive Order requiring certain government contractors and agencies to use the E-Verify system. However, based on a report prepared by the Legislative Auditor's office and issued in June, certain government agencies are not complying with the Order, nor are an estimated 40% of the private government contractors covered by the Order. Based on the results of the report, and the subsequent outrage over the significant percentage of non-compliance and questions of the lack of oversight of private contractors' E-Verify compliance, discussions are underway about increasing the agencies' enforcement for this Executive Order.
Questions? Please contact WS Shareholder and Senior Attorney Kevin Mosher in our Minneapolis, MN office at (952) 746-1700, or kemosher@wesselssherman.com.
