Pressured by businesses on the importance of immigrant labor, some Republican states are backing off plans to require all employers to check for legal employment status before hiring workers. State ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Local governments could soon face financial jeopardy if they don’t comply with Tennessee immigration enforcement requirements. A bill working its way through the Tennessee ...

Senators are trying for a quick and extensive rebuild of legislation to have West Virginia business owners confirm a new hire’s eligibility to work in the United States. The Senate Judiciary Committee ...

Dairy farms in Idaho say they depend on immigrant workers without legal work authorization and oppose mandates to check legal status with the federal E-Verify system. Pressured by businesses on the ...

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho lawmakers moved forward on multiple immigration-related bills on Monday, aiming to increase state-level control as bill sponsors argued that federal laws are not being enforced ...

A bill in the state Legislature expands the role of the federal system for verifying someone’s work status. Construction is one of the industries that historically has relied on a disproportionate ...

Florida lawmakers in the House advance a proposal to require employers to use E-Verify, as well as a plan to increase the state's wrongful death act to include unborn fetuses. The Florida House has ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — The immigration debate is in full swing for state lawmakers this week in Tallahassee as they kick off the start of the session. Thursday, house members passed a bill that ...

Multiple developments affecting employers' employment eligibility verification obligations and compliance practices have emerged in early January 2026. These changes will require immediate planning ...

Sen. Greg Goode, the E-Verify bill’s author, speaks during a committee hearing on April 3, 2025. (Indiana Capital Chronicle photo/Leslie Bonilla Muñiz) A bill to close what the author said are ...

Bill sponsor Rep. Berny Jacques, R-Seminole, said he views it as a way to enforce laws banning employers from hiring workers who don't have proper documentation. A Florida House proposal would require ...