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Committee Hears Deeply Split Testimony on I-9 Audit Notification and Worker-Protection Substitute (HB 2105)
Summary
Witnesses sharply divided as the committee reviewed a proposed substitute to HB 2105 requiring employers to notify employees of federal I-9 inspections, to share inspection results, and to restrict voluntary disclosure of certain records without subpoena; supporters called it due-process and anti-retaliation protection, opponents warned of operational burdens and high penalties for small businesses.
The Labor and Workplace Standards Committee took lengthy testimony Jan. 16 on a proposed substitute for House Bill 2105, the Immigrant Worker Protection Act, which would require employers to notify workers and their representatives within 72 hours of receiving a federal I-9 notice of inspection, to distribute post-inspection results to affected employees and to restrict voluntary disclosure of most worker records to federal agencies absent a subpoena or judicial warrant.
Sponsor Rep. Lillian Ortiz Self framed the bill as clarifying employers' roles during immigration…
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