E-Verify - Rhode Island

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

Federal contractors who receive qualifying contracts on or after September 8, 2009, 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). Qualifying contracts are those with a contract length longer than 120 days and a value above $100,000. At this time, employers without federal contracts are not required by federal law to use E-Verify, but they may be required to do so by state law.

Rhode Island has no E-Verify laws. While a 2008 executive order required the Rhode Island’s executive branch and all entities doing business with the state to use E-Verify, a 2011 executive order nullified that requirement.

State

Contacts

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Regulations

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Federal

Contact

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Regulations

8 CFR Part 274a