Section 201 – Verification required for new hires.

• (1) A private employer who employs 150 or more employees on or after May 4, 2022, may not hire a new employee on or after May 4, 2022, unless the private employer:
  • (a) is registered with a status verification system to verify the federal legal working status of any new employee; and
  • (b) uses the status verification system to verify the federal legal working status of the new employee in accordance with the requirements of the status verification system.

• (2) This section does not apply to a private employer of a foreign national if the foreign national holds a visa issued in response to a petition by the private employer that is classified as H-2A or H-2B.

Amended by Chapter 338, 2022 General Session