From the HR Initiative

Below are materials created by the HR Initiative that provide additional information on the kind of electronic employment eligibility verification system the Initiative supports and why such a national system is needed.

Letters
Testimony
More on Secure Electronic Employment Verification
Legal Briefs
Comments on Federal Regulations

Letters

• DHS Conferees Urged to Remove Federal Contractor E-Verify Provisions from Spending Bill, July 31, 2009 (PDF)

• Letter Submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives in Support of the New Employee Verification Act (H.R. 2028), April 23, 2009 (PDF)

• Dear Colleague Letter submitted to the United States House of Representatives on behalf of Representatives Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), June 17, 2008

• Letter submitted to the United States House of Representatives, April 1, 2008

• National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) urges support for New Employee Verification Act, H.R. 5515, March 14, 2008

• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) urges support  for New Employee Verification Act, H.R. 5515, March 5, 2008

• Letter Submitted to Governors, January 16, 2008 (PDF)

• Letter submitted to The United States Senate, October 16, 2007

• Letter Submitted to U.S. Senate, August 27, 2007 (PDF)

• Letter submitted to The United States Senate, June 26, 2007 (PDF)

• Letter Submitted to U.S. Senate, June 4, 2007  (PDF)

• Letter Submitted to U.S. Senate, May 21, 2007 (PDF)

• Letter Submitted to U.S. Senate, May 10, 2007 (PDF)

• Letter Submitted to The Honorable Luis V. Gutierrez, April 18, 2007 (PDF)

Testimony

• Statement of Bruce A. Morrison, former member of Congress and consultant to the Society for Human Resource Management, submitted to Virginia Small Business Commission, August 3, 2009.

• Opening Statement for Hearing on Employment Verification by Senator Charles Schumer, July 21, 2009

• Statement of the Human Resource Initiative for a Legal Workforce, submitted to Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security, July 21, 2009

• Statement of the Human Resource Initiative for a Legal Workforce, submitted to the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, June 10, 2008

• Statement for the Record, submitted to the Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, May 6, 2008

• Testimony of Susan R. Meisinger, President and CEO of SHRM, Co-Chair of the HR Initiative for a Legal Workforce, submitted to the Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, May 6, 2008

• Testimony of Michael P. Aitken, Director of Governmental Affairs for SHRM, submitted to the Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Kansas House of Representatives, March 4, 2008 (PDF)

• Testimony of Susan R. Meisinger, President and CEO of SHRM, Co-Chair of the HR Initiative for a Legal Workforce, submitted to the Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, June 7, 2007 (PDF)

• Testimony of Susan R. Meisinger, President and CEO of SHRM, submitted to the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, April 26, 2007 (PDF)

• Testimony of John W. Shandley, Senior Vice President, Human Resources of Swift & Company, submitted to the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, April 24, 2007

More on Secure Electronic Employment Verification

• Secure Electronic Employment Verification System “SEEVS” Concept Paper (PDF)

• Secure Electronic Employment Verification System “SEEVS” Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

• Secure Electronic Employment Verification System "SEEVS" Visual (PDF)

Legal Briefs

• Amicus curiae brief filed by the HR Initiative for a Legal Workforce and the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., October 24, 2008 (PDF)

• HR Initiative Amicus Curiae Brief (PDF)

Comments on Federal Regulations

• HR Initiative for a Legal Workforce comments submitted to the General Services Administration in response to the Department of Homeland Security's proposed amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, August 11, 2008

• American Council on International Personnel comments submitted in response to the proposed rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation, August 11, 2008

• American Council on Education comments on the proposed rule amending the Federal Acquitision Regulation, August 11, 2008

• Society for Human Resource Management comments in response to the proposed rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation, August 11, 2008

• HR Policy Association statement in support of comments submitted by the HR Initiative in response to the proposed rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation, August 11, 2008