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This bill requires employers with 25 or more employees to use E-Verify (an electronic employment verification system) to confirm the work authorization of new hires within the timeframe specified by federal law. Employers are prohibited from knowingly hiring unauthorized aliens, and if they do so, they face significant penalties including license suspension. For a first violation involving unauthorized workers, the employer's business license will be suspended and can only be reinstated after terminating the unauthorized worker and paying a reinstatement fee of at least $1,000. Subsequent violations within three to six years result in progressively longer license suspensions, ranging from seven days to 180 days. The Department of Labor will develop a statewide random auditing program to inspect employers' compliance, create a public website with resources and a database of violations, and have the authority to investigate and enforce these requirements. Employers who use E-Verify in good faith will be presumed to be compliant, and employees terminated to comply with this act cannot sue for wrongful termination. The bill is set to become operative on January 1, 2026, and includes provisions to protect the civil rights of all persons while implementing these immigration-related employment regulations.

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