Federal & State Regulations | E-Verify - Utah | J. J. Keller® Compliance Network

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

Federal contractors who receive 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 they may be required to do so by state law.

In Utah, private employers with 15 or more employees, public employers, and public contractors are required to use the E-Verify system.