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Committee advances immigrant-worker notice bill after debate over private lawsuits and employer burden
Summary
The Ways and Means Committee voted to advance second substitute House Bill 2105, which requires employer notice around federal I-9 inspections and expands AGO duties; members debated competing amendments over notice timelines, statutory damages and whether to preserve a private right of action.
The Washington State Senate Ways and Means Committee moved second substitute House Bill 2105 — a measure aimed at protecting immigrant workers by requiring employers to provide advance notice of federal I-9 inspections and to notify employees of inspection results — with a due-pass recommendation to the Rules Committee after extensive amendment debate.
Staff told the committee the bill would require employers to notify workers of an upcoming I-9 inspection and to provide the results within 72 hours of receiving them from the federal government; it would also direct the attorney general to develop model notices and posters and…
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