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May 2008 A Review of State Employer Immigration Laws by Greg Siskind, Siskind Susser Bland, US
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General bar on employers knowingly hiring unauthorized immigrants |
AZ, CO, MS, NH, TN, WV |
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Revocation of business licenses of employers knowingly hiring unauthorized employees |
AZ, MS, TN, WV |
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Requires all employers in the state to use E-Verify |
AZ, MS |
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Requires all public employers in the state to use E-Verify |
AZ, GA, MN, MS, NC, OK, RI |
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Requires all public employers to use either E-Verify or an equivalent government or third party status verification |
UT |
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Requires all employers contracting with public employers to use either E-Verify or an equivalent government or third party status verification |
UT |
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Bars employers in the state from using E-Verify |
IL |
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State agencies are barred from contracting with employers who knowingly employ unauthorized immigrants |
AR,CO, ID, MA, MO, TN |
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Requires businesses contracting with state agencies to certify employees are legal |
AR, CO, MA, MO, OK, TN |
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Requires business contracting with state to use E-Verify |
AZ, CO, GA, MN, MS, RI |
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Requires companies receiving subsidies or economic incentives from state agencies to certify all employees are authorized to work |
CO, IA, MN, MO, PA, TX |
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Requires companies receiving economic incentives to use E-Verify |
AZ |
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Employers using E-Verify gave favorable treatment in securing subsidies or economic incentives from state agencies |
MN |
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Requires that public employer’s employees by US citizens, permanent residents or have the right to work in the US for any employer |
HI |
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E-Verify is a safe harbor protecting employers from prosecution for knowingly hiring unauthorized immigrants |
AZ, , MS, TN |
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Employers requesting more or different documents than required under IRCA’s Form I-9 are committing a civil rights violation |
IL |
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Requires employers using E-Verify to sign a state law attestation |
IL |
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Requires employers post a notice about state laws if they use E-Verify |
IL |
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In considering a bid, a state agency may consider a potential contractors’ use of non-citizens employees and whether the use of such employees would be detrimental to state residents or the state economy. |
MI |
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Employers are required to maintain file copies of all documents reviewed as part of the Form I-9 process |
CO |
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Employers subject to fines and jail sentences for violating state law |
CO, MN, OK, WV |
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State harboring and transporting laws targeting employers |
OK, UT |
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Wages paid to unauthorized immigrants may not be deducted on employers’ state income tax returns |
CO, GA,WV |
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Requires employers to certify to the state that all employees are authorized |
CO |
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Requires employers to withhold income tax payments for independent contractors who provide a taxpayer identification number |
CO, GA |
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Creates a private cause of action for US employees when employer terminates to hire an unauthorized employee |
OK, MS, UT |
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Makes it a felony to accept unauthorized employment |
MS |
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| To start, please select a country to where you
are planning to immigrate, or a country where
your immigration case is currently being processed: |
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June 2008 - Attorney Sergio Karas is co-chairing a two day program on practical solutions for bringing in foreign workers expediently and cost-effectively.
March 2008 - Attorney Sergio Karas as quoted in an article in Law Times about a new temporary foreign worker unit aimed at creating an easier entry for workers in certain professions in Canada.
January 2008 - | | | |