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Takeaways Illinois employers may not rely solely on SSA “no-match,” IRS discrepancy notices, or similar third-party notifications to take disciplinary or termination action. Employers must meet strict notice , timing, and communication requirements, including providing employees an opportunity to respond and to involve a representative. Employees, the attorney general, and designated advocacy organizations may bring civil actions. Illinois has enacted a significant expansion of the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act, imposing new substantive and procedural requirements on how employers must respond when they receive notices reporting discrepancies in an employee’s Social Security number , Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, or other identifying information. While the notices themselves are not new, I llinois SB 2339 has established a comprehensive framework governing how employers may act upon them, with heightened litigation exposure for employers. The law takes effect imme...

E-Verify is back online. After a brief period of unavailability due to the  ongoing government shutdown , the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) E-Verify program has resumed operations. The E-Verify system, which is used by participating employers to verify employment eligibility in the United States, had been offline since October 1, 2025, because of a shutdown-imposed lapse in federal funding . Employers that currently participate in the program will now need to  create an E-Verify case by October 14, 2025 , for each employee hired while E-Verify was temporarily unavailable. Quick Hits The federal government shutdown and resulting lapse in funding had caused E-Verify to be offline since October 1, 2025. Employers were still required to complete Form I-9s for new hires, but E-Verify participants were unable to access that system to confirm employment eligibility. Now that the system is back up,  by a deadline of October 14, 2025 , E-Verify participating employ...