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A new state law that goes into effect July 1 will require private businesses with more than 100 employees to verify the residency status of their workers or face fines and loss of their business licenses.
The law, called the S.C. Illegal Immigration Reform Act, was signed by Gov. Mark Sanford last year to discourage undocumented workers from migrating to the Palmetto State.It requires employers to verify residency on new employees within five days of the hire. Public offices and private companies with more than 500 employees were required to comply with the new law beginning Jan. 1.
It seems silly to give employers the choice of either submitting information to the federal E-Verify system or proving to the SC Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation that the employees already have or could legally obtain a S.C. driver's license. What employer in their right mind would go through all of that trouble with the SC Department of labor? Any intelligent employers is going to do E-Verify since it is way easier. Those who have access codes can check groups of 5-10 employees at a time and the turnaround time is usually a few minutes at most. Also, shouldn't most employers nationwide be using E-Verify anyway? My company has already been using it for a while now and it isn't perfect, but is definitely more effective than former methods.
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A new state law that goes into effect July 1 will require private businesses with more than 100 employees to verify the residency status of their workers or face fines and loss of their business licenses.
More than 100? I have a feeling that many blue-collar businesses may be receiving a free pass on verifying employee legal statuses.
It's a good start anyway but it needs to include ALL businesses regardless of the amount of employees hired.
It seems silly to give employers the choice of either submitting information to the federal E-Verify system or proving to the SC Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation that the employees already have or could legally obtain a S.C. driver's license. What employer in their right mind would go through all of that trouble with the SC Department of labor? Any intelligent employers is going to do E-Verify since it is way easier. Those who have access codes can check groups of 5-10 employees at a time and the turnaround time is usually a few minutes at most. Also, shouldn't most employers nationwide be using E-Verify anyway? My company has already been using it for a while now and it isn't perfect, but is definitely more effective than former methods.
But, pro-illegal organizations and the ACLU oppose E-Verify, because it IS an effective method to determine employment eligibility.
Great, but the ACLU doesn't fine us, while the Department of Labor potentially does...so the DoL's wishes take precedent.
Yes, we all know that; and it wasn’t the point of my comments. I mentioned it to underscore the fact that they want illegal aliens to continue to work. Otherwise, they wouldn’t oppose E-Verify.
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