New E-Verify Requirements Begin July 1.

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Private Employer E-Verify Affidavit Requirement Applies to
Companies with 100 or More Employees Starting July 1

Georgia law requires private employers that are seeking an occupation tax certificate (business license) or any other document required to operate a business with the county to register for and use E-Verify and to sign an E-Verify affidavit attesting to such. Any private employer who is not subject to this requirement must sign an affidavit attesting that they are exempt.

The E-Verify Private Employer requirement became effective on Jan. 1, 2012 for private employers with 500 or more employees and is being phased in over a 2-year period as follows: Private employers with 100 or more employees are subject to this requirement beginning on July 1, 2012 and employers with more than 10 employees are subject to this requirement beginning on July 1, 2013. From July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013,  if any employer has less than 100 employees, they are exempt from this requirement, but must complete an affidavit attesting that they are exempt. From July 1, 2013 and thereafter, only employers with less than 11 employees will be exempt.

The new requirement applies to any private employer seeking an occupation tax certificate or any other document (ex. alcohol license) required to operate a business with your county on or after July 1 who has 100 or more employees. It will not impact those business that have already applied for and received their certificates, licenses and documents prior to that date for this year.

Therefore, anyone seeking an occupation tax certificate, alcohol license or any other document required to operate a business with your county on or after July 1 who has 100 or more employees will need to sign and submit a Private Employer E-Verify Affidavit. If they have less than 100 employees, they will need to sign an exemption affidavit.

For more details on this requirement, review the immigration information on the ACCG website here.