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Supporters tell Senate committee Sub. H.B. 246 would require E‑Verify for commercial construction hires
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Matt Salozi of ACT Ohio told the Senate Workforce Development Committee during a third hearing that Sub. H.B. 246 would require use of the federal E‑Verify system for hires on commercial, industrial and heavy‑highway construction projects.
Matt Salozi of ACT Ohio told the Senate Workforce Development Committee during a third hearing that Sub. H.B. 246, as currently drafted, would narrow prior proposals and require use of the federal E‑Verify system for workers on commercial, industrial and heavy‑highway construction projects.
Salozi said E‑Verify is an Internet‑based system jointly administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration that returns an employment‑eligibility response in about three to five seconds. "This is not, I wanna be clear here, this is not a check on citizenship or immigration status, but merely a confirmation of the employee's…
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