TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) – A Senate committee approved Wednesday an expansion of the state’s E-Verify law as part of a larger Department of Commerce bill targeting employers who hire people living in the country illegally.
The bill would require companies to keep E-Verify records.
If the Commerce Department finds a business is not complying with the law, it would have a 30-day grace period before fines could be imposed.
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The Senate bill does not go as far as the legislation the House passed last week, which would require all private employers to use E-Verify.
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