Once a Reliance candidate is hired, we process their completed I-9, which includes their Social Security Number and a picture ID, through E-Verify. The E-Verify system compares our data against 455 million Social Security Administration records and 80 million Department of Homeland Security records. Starting this month, E-Verify includes passport photos in those searchable records.

If all the information matches, E-Verify returns the result “Employment Authorized.” This is the green light to keep employing that person, and as of the end of 2009, 97.4% of employees run through the E-Verify system have gotten that result.

If the information doesn’t match, E-Verify returns a “Tentative Nonconfirmation” result. This means that the employee must be notified in writing of the mismatch, that the appropriate agency has been contacted and that the employee has eight federal government working days from the opening of his or her case to resolve the problem.

If the employee resolves the mismatch (which has happened about .3% of the time as of 2009), everything is back on track. If not, the employee has to leave the job, but not until the case is closed; the employee can’t be terminated or otherwise punished for contesting the Tentative Nonconfirmation while the case is pending.

We know that you do business ethically and with integrity, and so do we. Using E-Verify is another way for Reliance to continue providing you with the highest caliber of contingent workers while protecting you from liability that might result from hiring unauthorized workers. Plus, E-Verify is a free service, so you get this additional peace of mind at no additional charge.

Since we’ve begun using it, we’re happy to report that E-Verify gives an instant result on our candidate searches (and all of them have been authorized). Reliance is proud to offer this added insurance to all our clients that our candidates are not only pre-screened, prepared and qualified, they’re guaranteed to be authorized to work for you.