HB0074 - Tennessee - Employees, Employers, Immigrants, Labor And Workforce Development, Dept. Of

Companion Bill SB0254. Employees, Employers - Requires employers to examine documents listed on department of homeland security Form 1-9 at the time a person is hired and to retain the documents for a period of time; permits the commissioner of labor and workforce development to assess a civil penalty for noncompliance; creates a Class E felony to hire an illegal alien. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 50. Fiscal Summary for *HB0074 / SB0254MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB0074 / SB0254 Under present law, it is a Class B misdemeanor for any person to knowingly and willfully hire an illegal alien or refer an illegal alien for employment and, if applicable, the offender's business license must be revoked and the offender is forever barred from doing business in Tennessee. The present law prohibition against hiring illegal aliens is enforced by the department [...]

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