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Louisiana | RS 38:2212.10 Verification of employees involved in contracts for public works | Rabbit Crowd Library
§2212.10. Verification of employees involved in contracts for public works
A.(1) The legislature finds that when illegal immigrants are living in this state and are encouraged to reside here through the benefit of employment without verification of immigration status, the result is that the enforcement of federal immigration law is impeded and obstructed, the security of the nation's borders is undermined, and the privileges and immunities of the citizens of Louisiana are impermissibly restricted.
(1) "Legal alien" is a person who is or was lawfully present or permanently residing legally in the United States and allowed to work at the time of employment and remains so throughout the duration of that employment.
(2) "Status verification system" means the electronic verification of work authorization program of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, 8 U.S.C. 1324(a), and operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security, known as the "E-Verify" program.
D.(1) Any private employer violating the provisions of this Section may be subject to cancellation of any public contract, resulting in ineligibility for any public contract for a period of not more than three years from the date the violation is discovered.
(4) Any person, contractor, or employer who complies with the provisions of this Section shall not be civilly or criminally liable under state law for either hiring or retaining in its employ an unauthorized alien, as defined by 8 U.S.C. §1324a(h)(3), if the information obtained in accordance with the status verification system indicated that the employee's federal legal status allowed the employer to hire that employee.
(5) Any person, contractor, or employer who complies with the provisions of this Section shall not be civilly or criminally liable under state law for a refusal to either hire or retain an individual in its employ if the information obtained in accordance with the status verification system indicated that the individual's federal legal status was that of an unauthorized alien, as defined in 8 U.S.C. §1324a(h)(3).
(6) No person, contractor, or employer shall be penalized under the provisions of this Section for the actions of a subcontractor unless such person, contractor, or employer had actual knowledge of such subcontractor's failure to comply with the provisions of this Section.
F. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to contracts for public works. For purposes of this Section, "public works" means the erection, construction, alteration, improvement, or repair of any public facility or immovable property owned, used, or leased by a public entity.
Acts 2011, No. 376, §1; Acts 2012, No. 142, §1; Acts 2014, No. 759, §1.
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