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Hot Topics NEW ARIZONA EMPLOYMENT LAW GOES INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2008 Make sure you are well versed on this new law, as it impacts not only your hiring practices in your firm, but your client’s as well. HB 2779 The Legal Arizona Workers Act (HB 2779) imposes penalties, including a loss of state licenses, on employers who knowingly or intentionally hire undocumented workers in the state. The new law, which goes into effect January 1, 2008, also requires all employers to utilize the Federal E- Verify Employment Eligibility Verification System for the purpose of verifying the work authorization of new employees hired after January 1, 2008.  From the E-Verify Webpage:  The E-Verify program, formerly known as Basic Pilot or the Employment Eligibility Verification System (EEVS), is jointly administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). This program allows participating employers to verify whether newly hired employees are authorized to work in the United States by checking the information provided by the employees on their Form I-9 against both DHS and SSA databases. Participation in E-Verify is currently free to employers. You will register for E-Verify only once. If your account will have multiple Users, you must add them to the same account. You may add multiple Users during the registration process, or after registration through the E-Verify web portal. NOTE: Before registering, please check with other employees in your company to make sure no one else has already registered. Duplicates will be flagged for deletion.