SB539 Alabama 2010 Session

Existing law does not expressly prohibit a business entity or a public employer in this state from employing an unauthorized alien

This bill would make it unlawful for a business entity or a public employer located in the State of Alabama to knowingly hire or to recruit for a fee for employment an unauthorized alien

This bill would require the Department of Industrial Relations to use E-Verify to determine the employment eligibility of every employee in this state working for a business entity or a public employer

This bill would require the department to inform the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency upon discovering a business entity or public employer has hired an unauthorized alien

This bill would provide for suspension or revocation of a business entity's business license for second and subsequent violations

Relating to the employment of unauthorized aliens; to make it unlawful for a business entity or public employer to hire an unauthorized alien; to require the Department of Industrial Relations to use E-Verify to determine the employment eligibility of every employee in this state; to require the department to report to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency under certain conditions; and to provide penalties.