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Montana bill would revoke licenses of employers who hire undocumented workers
Summary
Representative Lucas Schubert introduced HB 536, seeking license revocations for entities that knowingly hire unauthorized workers and creating a state enforcement unit and private right of action; business groups and agricultural representatives warned of unintended consequences and enforcement burdens.
Representative Lucas Schubert introduced House Bill 536, which would revoke state licenses for entities found to knowingly hire people unauthorized to work in the U.S. and authorize the attorney general to create a statutorily appropriated enforcement task force.
The bill would impose license revocations of one year for a first offense, three years for a second offense, and 20 years for a third or subsequent offense, and would allow the state to decline to recognize licenses the employer holds from other states during a revocation. It lists various licenses “including but not limited to a business license, occupational license, driver's license, and hunting license.” Schubert said the measure would also create a private right of action allowing harmed businesses to sue competitors that underbid them by using unauthorized labor.
"My intention with this is to create a similar task force in the AG's office as the…
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