All Immigration Legislation - Missouri

SB 1230 - This act creates the Missouri Omnibus Immigration Act. Under the act it is illegal to employ unauthorized aliens and the act mandates that every employer in the state participate in a federal status verification system in order to verify an employee's work authorization status. Employers must submit an affidavit to the Department of Revenue accompanying remittance of withholding taxes or annual income tax returns that affirms that the employer is enrolled in a status verification system. The failure to timely file may trigger a tax audit. If the employer knowingly makes a material misrepresentation of fact with regard to the affidavit, the employer must add back business expense deductions taken to determine federal adjusted gross income in order to determine Missouri adjusted gross income for wages paid to employees and independent contractors whose employment eligibility was not verified under a status verification system. Law enforcement officers must inquire into the [...]

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SCS/SB 929 - This act bars employers with 5 or more employees from knowingly misclassifying employees. Employers must submit federal IRS 1099-MISC forms to the Department of Revenue and penalties for failing to do so are provided. The Attorney General has the power to investigate alleged misclassifications and enforce the section. A process is established by which the Department of Labor may receive complaints and forward them to the Attorney General if they decide the complaint has merit. The state carries the burden of proving that the employer misclassified the worker and there is a rebuttable presumption that an unauthorized alien is an employee under the act and shall be treated so if the employer cannot produce an I-9 form verifying the legal status of the worker or other forms verifying the individual is an independent contractor. Injunctions may be sought and employers shall be charged $50 per day per misclassified worker up to a maximum of $50,000 for violations. Penalties are [...]

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HCS/SS/SCS/SBs 858, 750, 751, 927, 1186, 1255, 1268 & 1269 - This act modifies the law relating to illegal aliens.LAW ENFORCEMENTThe Highway Patrol shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the federal government to have members trained to enforce federal immigration laws. (Section 43.032)If the lawful presence of a prisoner cannot be made after a reasonable effort, verification shall be made within 48 hours through the Department of Homeland Security. (Section 577.900)SANCTUARYMunicipalities are barred from adopting policies designed to give aliens sanctuary when they are present in violation of federal immigration laws. Those municipalities that adopt sanctuary policies shall be ineligible for any grants provided by the state. (Section 67.307, effective date: January 1, 2009)PUBLIC EDUCATIONIllegal aliens are barred from enrolling in all public universities in the state. Institutions shall annually certify that they have not knowingly enrolled any aliens [...]

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