Florida employers with 25 or more employees must use the federal E-Verify system for all new hires within three business days of their start date. While recent state legislative efforts attempted to expand these mandates to all businesses regardless of size, those broader bills failed in the legislature, leaving the 25-employee threshold unchanged.
Each Florida employer must seriously consider the following compliance rules:
- E-Verify Threshold: Private employers with 25 or more total employees are legally required to enroll in and use the system to verify work authorization for newly hired workers.
- Annual Tax Certification: Employers must certify their compliance with the E-Verify law annually on their first Florida Reemployment Tax Return of the calendar year.
- Form I-9 Updates: Employers must use the latest edition of Form I-9. Additionally, employers enrolled in E-Verify and in good standing are eligible to use alternative, remote document examination procedures rather than in-person reviews.
For official guidance, enrollment portals, and to verify current thresholds, you can visit the USCIS E-Verify platform or reference the Florida Department of Revenue for additional guidance on tax filing instructions.
