This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses North Carolina's E-Verify Legislation, which was signed into law on June 23, 2011. While counties and municipalities were required to participate in the E-Verify program last year, private sector employers will begin their participation on October 1, 2012, starting with employers with 500 or more employees in North Carolina. Employers with at least 100 but fewer than 500 employees must use E-Verify as of January 1, 2013, and employers with at least 25 but fewer than 100 employees must comply by July 1, 2013.