The government shut down has affected numerous government agencies. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is closed with only a limited number of EEOC services available. The following activities will not take place during the shut-down:
- Staff will not be available to answer questions from the public, or to respond to correspondence from the public.
- While we will accept charges that must be filed in order to preserve the rights of a claimant during a shutdown, these charges will not be investigated.
- Insofar as the courts grant EEOC's requests for extensions of time, EEOC will not litigate in the federal courts.
- Mediations will be cancelled.
- Federal sector hearings will be cancelled, and federal employees' appeals of discrimination complaints will not be decided.
- Outreach and education events will be cancelled.
- No FOIA requests will be processed.
E-Verify is currently unavailable due to a government shutdown.
While E-Verify is unavailable, employers and employees will not be able to access the E-Verify accounts. As a result, the following activities will be be unable to:
- Enroll any company in E-Verify
- Verify employment eligibility
- View or take action on any case
- Add, delete or edit any User ID
- Reset passwords
- Edit your company information
- Terminate an account
- Run reports
- View 'Essential Resources.'
In addition, E-Verify Customer Support and related services are closed. As a result:
- Employees will be unable to resolve Tentative Nonconfirmations (TNCs).
- Telephone and e-mail support will be unavailable. Emails may be sent, however, USCIS will not respond until they reopen.
- E-Verify webinars and training sessions are cancelled.
- E-Verify Self Check will not be available.