Legal Workforce Act: Mandatory Employment Eligibility Verification
The Act amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a mandatory and permanent electronic employment eligibility verification system, patterned on the E-Verify program. Employers are required to verify the identity and work authorization of new hires and specific categories of existing employees. The bill outlines documentation requirements, implementation timelines based on business size, and dispute resolution procedures for nonconfirmations.
Key points
Employers must use an electronic verification system to check the work eligibility of new hires and certain existing employees, such as government workers.
The verification process requires employers to examine identification documents, such as U.S. passports or Social Security cards, and attest to the verification under penalty of perjury.
The Act increases civil and criminal penalties for hiring unauthorized aliens and for failing to comply with verification system requirements.
Mechanisms are established to block Social Security numbers suspected of fraud and allow parents to suspend the use of their children's numbers.
The Inspector General of the Social Security Administration is mandated to conduct audits to uncover unauthorized employment, including the use of children's Social Security numbers.
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