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Bill would let DLI check I-9 or E-Verify during routine inspections to curb illegal labor
Summary
House Bill 226 would authorize the Department of Labor and Industry to check employers’ I-9 documentation or E-Verify status during routine on-site inspections, and impose graded penalties for failure to keep required records, sponsor and proponents said.
Representative Courtney Sprunger described House Bill 226 — the “Legal Employment and Government Accountability (LEGAL) Act” — as a targeted, constitutionally based mechanism to hold employers who knowingly use undocumented workers accountable and to protect law-abiding contractors from unfair competition.
The bill would authorize Department of Labor and Industry inspectors to review I-9 forms or E-Verify documentation while conducting routine, existing on-site inspections. DLI would assess evidence, provide due process and could levy graded penalties:…
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