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E‑Verify bill draws divided business and chamber concerns; Labor Department neutral but flags enforcement steps
Summary
Senate Bill 177 would require employers with more than 25 employees to use E‑Verify to confirm new hires’ work authorization, testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee said.
Senate Bill 177 would require New Hampshire employers with more than 25 employees to use the federal E‑Verify system to confirm work authorization for new hires, a legislative aide and several witnesses told the Senate Commerce Committee.
Joshua Shower, legislative aide for the bill sponsor, said E‑Verify compares employer I‑9 information with Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security records and alerts employers to mismatches; state mandates for E‑Verify exist in about two dozen states. Rep. Pam Brown, a co‑sponsor, said supporters regard the system as a sensible tool to reduce hiring of unauthorized workers and cited third‑party summaries describing how E‑Verify matches documents and deters…
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