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- Montana Passes E-Verify Mandate for All Employers
- House Proposes Piecemeal Immigration Approach
- New Immigration Bill Mandates E-Verify
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- Colorado Becomes Ninth State to Prohibits Use of Consumer Credit Information in Employment
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Monthly Archives: July 2012
EEOC Holds Unprecedented Public Meeting to Hear Views on Strategic Enforcement Plan
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today held an unprecedented public meeting at which academics, representatives of the civil rights, business and federal sector communities, as well as former EEOC leaders and current employees presented their views about the agency’s proposed Strategic … Continue reading
Justice Department Settled Claims of Re-verification Discrimination Case
The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement agreement resolving allegations that the company discriminated under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), when it impermissibly “reverified” the work authority of lawful permanent residents and … Continue reading
Illinois Social Networking Privacy Bill Heads to Governor
Illinois lawmakers recently sent a bill to prevent employers from requesting access to social networking sites to Governor Pat Quinn, who said he would consider signing it. Pending the Governor’s approval, the bill would make Illinois the second state, following … Continue reading
Massachusetts Issues Final Regulations Governing Criminal Background Checks
The Massachusetts Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS) recently issued final regulations to accompany the Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) law. The law, which was passed in August 2010, significantly changed the way in which employers screen the … Continue reading
Pennsylvania Passes Legislation Requiring Public Works Contractors to Use E-Verify
On July 5, 2012 Governor Tom Corbett signed into law the Public Works Employment Verification Act, which will take effect January 1, 2013. “The hiring of illegal workers increases our unemployment rolls, and contractors who do this may be skirting … Continue reading
E-Verify Rule in South Carolina Comes into Full Effect from July 1st 2012
Amendments to the “South Carolina Illegal Immigration and Reform Act” were signed into law by Governor Nikki Haley on June 27, 2011. The amended law requires all employers to enroll in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify system beginning … Continue reading
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit against New Jersey Information Technology Company for Retaliation
The Justice Department settled a lawsuit today against an information technology staffing company in Jersey City, regarding allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when it terminated an employee in retaliation for … Continue reading
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Georgia Immigration Law – Yet to be Put into Effect by Many
One year after Georgia lawmakers passed a tough immigration law, a newspaper investigation found that many city and county governments are not in compliance. Georgia immigration law requires any employer with 500 or more employees to use a federal database … Continue reading
Supreme Court Renders Split Decision on Arizona Immigration Law
On June 25th 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a split decision on Arizona’s 2010 immigration law. The court unanimously sustained the best-known part of the law, which requires state law enforcement officials to determine the immigration status of anyone … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Arizona, compliance, Department of Justice, discrimination, E-Verify, E-verify compliance, employment discrimination, employment eligibility, Form I-9 compliance, HR compliance, I-9 compliance, I-9 fines, immigration, immigration law, Supreme Court, US states, Verification
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