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Many employers miss E-Verify deadline under new law 

Published: April 12, 2012

Tags: E-verify, illegal immigrants, immigration

Tens of thousands of businesses in Alabama missed a deadline to register with E-Verify under a strict new state immigration law.

2011 employment law news wrap-up 

Published: December 28, 2011

Tags: cat’s paw theory, E-verify, EEOC, employee misclassification, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ERISA, fair labor standards act, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, sexual harassment, social media, social media policies

Employment law has been a hot practice area and 2011 did not disappoint. Here are some of the highlights of the past year’s most notable employment law stories:

California enacts slew of employment-related laws 

Published: October 27, 2011

Tags: background checks, credit checks, E-verify, family leave, gender discrimination, Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act, health insurance. GINA

California recently enacted a number of employment-related laws, including a requirement to provide health insurance during family leave and adding gender identification and genetic information as protected categories from discrimination.

Court to reconsider Hazleton immigration ordinance 

Published: August 8, 2011

Tags: Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting, E-verify, Hazleton, illegal immigration, immigration

A federal appeals court has formally withdrawn its decision declaring unconstitutional ordinances targeting illegal immigrants that were enacted by a Pennsylvania town in 2006.

Bill would make E-Verify mandatory within a year 

Published: July 5, 2011

Tags: Congress, E-verify, employment, illegal worker, immigration

WASHINGTON – Legislation introduced in the Senate would make use of the federal E-Verify system mandatory for all employers within one year of enactment.

E-Verify mandate reintroduced in the House 

Published: June 10, 2011

Tags: Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting, E-verify, immigration, Supreme Court

Hot on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Arizona’s law mandating that employers use E-Verify to check a worker’s immigration and work authorization status, a federal bill requiring all employers to use the federal database has been reintroduced in the House.

Lawyers lament High Court ruling on illegal worker law 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: June 2, 2011

Tags: Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting, E-verify, immigration, Legal Arizona Workers Act, Supreme Court

The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding an Arizona law imposing sanctions on employers who hire undocumented workers and mandating the use of the federal E-Verify database has drawn criticisms from immigration lawyers as well as from attorneys for business and civil rights groups, who say it creates a confusing landscape for employers.

EMPLOYMENT 

Published: May 26, 2011

Tags: E-verify, Employment Law, federal preemption, immigration, Supreme Court

A state law imposing sanctions on employers who hire undocumented workers and mandating the use of the federal E-Verify database is not preempted by federal immigration law.

See “State E-Verify mandate not preempted by federal law.”

U.S. Supreme Court. Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting, No. 09-115.
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State E-Verify mandate not preempted by federal law 

Published: May 26, 2011

Tags: E-verify, Employment Law, federal preemption, immigration, Supreme Court

A state law imposing sanctions on employers who hire undocumented workers and mandating the use of the federal E-Verify database is not preempted by federal immigration law, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.

Georgia passes Arizona-style immigration bill 

Published: April 18, 2011

Tags: E-verify, HB 87, immigration, SB 1070

The Georgia legislature has passed an immigration bill similar to Arizona’s controversial S.B. 1070.