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Updated to reflect changes to human trafficking recognition training requirements, effective January 1, 2026.
Effective December 12, Illinois employers must give employees time to correct identification-documentation discrepancies.
Employers that participate in E-Verify must create an E-Verify case by October 14 for each employee hired while E-Verify was not available.
The E-Verify system is not available, and federal agencies are scaling back their enforcement efforts while the government is shut down.
Updated to reflect regulations under the Fair Employment and Housing Act addressing the use of automated decision systems, effective October 1, 2025.
Updated to reflect amendments to the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act regarding the use of E-Verify, effective January 1, 2025.
As mandated by the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL), Illinois employers using the federal E-Verify system must display the Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace/E-Verify Poster.
Updated to reflect new hire notice requirements under the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, effective July 1, 2024.
Guidance for HR on the use of E-Verify to ensure employers have authorized workforces. Support and advice for employers on using the E-Verify program.