Employer Verification Amendments

Increased the employee threshold from 50 to 125 employees, meaning more private employers are now required to verify employee work status.

Changed the effective date for new hiring requirements from May 4, 2022, to July 1, 2027, giving employers more time to prepare.

Updated the specific employee count threshold in the statutory language to reflect the new 125-employee limit.

Reduced the employer size threshold from 150 to 50 employees, making verification requirements applicable to more businesses.

Added criminal penalties for individuals who use fraudulent identification documents or another person's identification to obtain employment, referencing fraud and identity fraud statutes.

Changed the effective date from May 4, 2022 to July 1, 2027, providing employers additional time to comply with verification requirements.

Added explicit requirement that employers must use the status verification system to verify federal legal working status of new employees.

Employee threshold reduced from 150 to 100 employees, expanding the number of employers subject to verification requirements

Effective date changed from May 4, 2022 to July 1, 2027, delaying when verification requirements must be implemented

Updated language to clarify the employer threshold and effective date in multiple sections of the bill