LB 34 Employee Verification for State Awarded Contract Jobs

Synopsis:
There are between 35,000 and 55,000 undocumented immigrants living in Nebraska.  Most of them came here and stayed here because of the availability of jobs. Undocumented workers are not eligible for employment in Nebraska under federal immigration law. Therefore, a significant number of Nebraska immigrant workers are employed illegally.

The Nebraska Fair and Legal Employment Act is based on the Legal Arizona Workers Act. It creates a cause of action against employers that knowingly hire undocumented workers. The penalty is the discretionary suspension of an employer’s business license for the first violation and the mandatory revocation of an employer’s business for the second violation within the 3 year probationary period. Proof of the use of E-verify creates a rebuttable presumption against a violation. There is also a prohibition on the state or any political subdivision awarding contracts to contractors or subcontractors who do not use E-Verify.
LB 34 In the Process:
Committee Hearing:  February 18, 2009 - Judiciary Committee
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