USCIS has again delayed the final rule that would require federal contractors and subcontractors to start using the organization’s E-Verify system to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their employees. According to a recent governmental posting, the E-Verify regulation has been delayed to September 8, 2009.

The rule was originally published in November 2008 and was to have become law in January 2009. However, the federal requirement had received criticism from a number of groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Society of Human Resource Management, who filed suit to block the implementation of the requirement on the grounds that it is unconstitutional. .