Utah Raising Threshold for Mandated Use of E-Verify

Utah employers with at least 150 employees must use a status verification system for all new hires beginning May 4, under a bill (H.B. 252) signed by Gov. Spencer Cox (R) on March 24.

The status verification system must verify the federal legal working status of an employee, the bill states.

E-Verify is a federal website that enables employers to determine an employee’s federal employment eligibility based on their Forms I-9.

Employers with fewer than 150 employees may continue to use E-Verify to check the legal working status of new employees, but they are no longer required to ...