IL law targets E-Verify, undermines federal law, DOJ says – Legal Newsline

Critics of the law said it effectively sets up a "Catch-22" for Illinois employers, under which employers could be forced to choose to follow federal or state law, and then face devastating government-ordered financial penalties, no matter which option they chose. Should employers choose to follow federal law, the state could penalize them. But if they opt to abide by state law, they face the risk of penalties from the federal government.
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Mark F
10 months ago

Last time I looked federal law supersedes state law.

PPF
10 months ago
Reply to  Mark F

I’m not a fan of all this sanctuary city/state laws to protect people that come here illegally but it doesn’t sound like, at least from the article, that this law supersedes federal law. “Under the language added to the Illinois workplace privacy law by SB0508, for instance, employers in Illinois would be forbidden from imposing “work authorization verification … requirements greater than those required by federal law.” States can impose restrictions on e-verify as it’s optional at the federal level. Arizona mandated the use of e-verify and the courts agreed that it didn’t conflict with federal law’s optional component. Will… Read more »

MsT
10 months ago

“When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’
’The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’
’The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all.” ― Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass

Deb
10 months ago

Democrats always supports illegals and criminals over safety, US law abiding citizens.

Hello, Indiana!
10 months ago

The “ Catch 22 “ suits IL perfectly- you can either submit to their will or you can pay exorbitant fines and probably eventually go out of business.

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