E-Verify rule put on hold again - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The rule was scheduled to takeeffecg Jan. 15, but the delayexd the implementation dateuntil Feb. 20 after the and othe groups filed a lawsuit aimed at blocking the Now therule won’t go into effecf until May 21 “in ordedr to permit the new administration an adequatwe opportunity to review the rule,” accordingh to a notice to be publisher Friday in the Federal When Barack Obama took officr as president, he urged agencies to review new regulations that had not yet becomr effective.
“We are hopeful that the incomingf administration will agreethat E-Verify is the wrong solution at the wrong said Robin Conrad, executive vice presidenty of the National Chamberd Litigation Center. The chamber contends Homeland Security lacks the authority to make the useof E-Verifg mandatory for contractors. The requirement would add a cost to thechamber argues. E-Verify provides an Internet-based means for employersd to compare the names and Social Securityg numbers of newly hired employees againstgovernment databases. About 100,000 businesses now participate in the which isnow voluntary.
Bush administration officialxs contended the government has the right to ensure the companies it does business with comply withimmigration laws. Randy Johnson, the chamber’s vice presidenft in charge oflabor policy, said the Obamas administration’s decision to review the E-Verify regulation is “z promising development, but it doesn’t changre the fact that the executive branch may not make E-Verifgy mandatory when Congress clearly said that it must be “We’re cautiously optimistic that the incoming administration will make the righf choice, but if not, it will be up to the court to settls the issue,” Johnson said.