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Summary of differences between federal and state regulations
Federal contractors with qualifying contracts must participate in the E-Verify Program, using it to verify new employees and existing employees assigned to a federal contract (qualifying federal contractors may choose to verify the entire workforce). Employers without federal contracts are not required by federal law to use E-Verify, but may be required to do so by state law.
Mississippi law requires both public and private employers to participate in E-Verify. Violations of the law could result in cancellation of state contracts, a three-year bar on state contracts, and a three-year revocation of a business license.
Mississippi participates in E-Verify’s Records and Information from DMVs for E-Verify (RIDE) program. RIDE enables E-Verify to confirm information from drivers’ licenses and state identification cards presented by employees as List B (identity) documents by matching the data against jurisdiction records.