North Carolina H1214: Make E-Verify Great Again.

What the bill says

An act to require state and local government employers to comply with article 2 of chapter 64 of the general statutes, to create a good-faith safe harbor for employers who unknowingly receive fraudulent documentation related to the federal e-verify program, to allow the commissioner of labor to conduct random compliance checks related to e-verify, to allow employers to cure alleged violations of e-verify requirements, to increase the civil penalties for employers who fail to comply with e-verify requirements, to protect employees from retaliation for good-faith reports of…

From the introduced text:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYERS TO COMPLY WITH ARTICLE 2 OF CHAPTER 64 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES, TO CREATE A GOOD-FAITH SAFE HARBOR FOR EMPLOYERS WHO UNKNOWINGLY RECEIVE FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTATION RELATED TO THE FEDERAL E-VERIFY PROGRAM, TO ALLOW THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR TO CONDUCT RANDOM COMPLIANCE CHECKS RELATED TO E-VERIFY, TO ALLOW EMPLOYERS TO CURE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF E-VERIFY REQUIREMENTS, TO INCREASE THE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR EMPLOYERS WHO FAIL TO COMPLY WITH E-VERIFY REQUIREMENTS, TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES FROM RETALIATION FOR GOOD-FAITH REPORTS OF SUSPECTED VIOLATIONS OF E-VERIFY REQUIREMENTS, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ACT. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 64-25 reads as rewritten: "§ 64-25. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) Commissioner. - The North Carolina Commissioner of Labor. (2) Employ. - Hire an employee. (3) Employee. - Any individual who provides services or labor for an employer in this State for wages or other remuneration. The term does not include an individual whose term of employment is less than nine months in a calendar year. (4) Employer. - Any person, business entity, or other organization that transacts business in this State and that employs 25 or more employees in this State. This term …

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Sponsors

• Gillespie, Karl E. (R, 120) · primary sponsor