Pa. Expands E-Verify Database To Check Construction Workers Status
Published:
Tue, Oct 8th 2019 @ 12:47 pm EDT
In a year, construction industry employers in Pennsylvania will be required to verify an employee’s legal status to work in the United States through a federal database called E-Verify. Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday that he’ll let the bill become law. It passed the House and Senate overwhelmingly and takes effect in a year. The state already requires E-Verify to be used on publicly funded construction projects that exceed $25,000.
Under the new law, construction industry employers will be required to check an employee’s records in E-Verify. Employers are prohibited from knowingly employing someone who isn’t legally permitted to work in the United States, and a court could order a business’s license suspended for a second violation.
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/pa-expands-e-verify-database-check-construction-workers-status
