The City to offer free Homeland Security labor verification seminar to help keep small businesses in compliance

The City of San Antonio's Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) will host a seminar from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, at the Central Library Auditorium, located at 600 Soledad, for small business owners needing information on the new programs offered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security regarding labor verification and compliance.

The two free federal programs that will be discussed are:

• ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers (IMAGE): The US. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) developed this initiative as a concept for employer self-compliance within the worksite enforcement program, through which employers can achieve a lawful workforce through self-policing of their hiring practices.
• E-Verify: This is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility. E-Verify is fast, free and easy to use.
  
  The seminar is free. Those interested in attending the seminar can contact PTAC at (210) 207-4680 or email david.rodriguez7@sanantonio.gov.