E-Verify System Has Re-Started and Is Operational

USCIS Has Provided Detailed Guidance to Address Backlog

As a follow-up to our Alert on this topic earlier this week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that E-Verify has resumed operations.


The announcement provides detailed guidance for catching up after the period during which E-Verify was unavailable due to the government shutdown.


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February 12, 2026
Based on Federal 9th Circuit Court Decision, OFCCP to Disclose Five Years of Government Contractors' EEO-1 Reports OFCCP Announced It Will Release the Reports to The Center for Investigative Reporting on February 25, 2026
Reports Are Due May 13, 2026
February 5, 2026
The California Pay Data Reporting Portal is now open and employers have until Wednesday May13th, 2026 to submit their Payroll Employee and Labor Contractor Reports to the CRD.
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January 22, 2026
Annual California Pay Data Reporting is upon us again. This year’s deadline, for both Payroll Employee and Labor Contractor Employee Reports, is May 13, 2026.
February 12, 2026
Based on Federal 9th Circuit Court Decision, OFCCP to Disclose Five Years of Government Contractors' EEO-1 Reports OFCCP Announced It Will Release the Reports to The Center for Investigative Reporting on February 25, 2026
Reports Are Due May 13, 2026
February 5, 2026
The California Pay Data Reporting Portal is now open and employers have until Wednesday May13th, 2026 to submit their Payroll Employee and Labor Contractor Reports to the CRD.
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January 22, 2026
Annual California Pay Data Reporting is upon us again. This year’s deadline, for both Payroll Employee and Labor Contractor Employee Reports, is May 13, 2026.
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January 21, 2026
Submission of Seven Years of Detailed Data Due by March 18, 2026. The Data Will Be Used for Potential Discrimination Investigations.
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January 14, 2026
Massachusetts requires private employers with 100 or more employees located in the state to submit their most recently filed EEO-1 Reports by February 2, 2026 to the state’s Reporting Portal.
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December 12, 2025
President Trump Issued New Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence in December 11, 2025.
November 25, 2025
Government Increases Contract Thresholds for Affirmative Action Plan Obligations Under Section 503 & VEVRAA Covered Government Contractors Must Prepare Annual AAPs Under Section 503 & VEVRAA - Are You In Compliance
October 8, 2025
Massachusetts Job Posting Pay Transparency Requirements Become Effective October 29, 2025 Pay Ranges Must Be Included in Job Postings and Provided to Employees and Applicants
The Government Shutdown & I-9 Compliance
October 7, 2025
During the Ongoing Federal Government Shutdown, E-Verify is Down But I-9 Employment Verification Obligations are Still in Effect - How Should Employers Comply?
California AI Rules Go into Effect Today - What Employers Need to Know
October 1, 2025
California Artificial Intelligence Regulations Take Effect today, October 1, 2025 – What Do Employers Need to Know?