Thursday, June 16, 2011

Louisiana: Senate rejects changes in bill (SB66) requiring state contractors to check workers' immigration status

Louisiana: Senate rejects changes in bill (SB66) requiring state contractors to check workers' immigration status... Sen. Neil Riser, R-Columbia. said the main problem senators have with the House version's language is that any company that does not use the federal "E-Verify" program could not only lose the public contract and be barred from bidding on another one for three years, but also could face financial penalties if the job has to be rebid. Riser's bill is designed to make contractors working on local, parish or state projects hire legal immigrants or American citizens...some senators told him they thought language inserted in the bill by the House may have gone too far. The language called for a contractor to be "liable for any additional costs incurred by a public entity" caused by the cancellation of a contract -- such as delays in rebidding and hiring a new contractor..

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/06/senate_rejects_changes_in_bill.html

No comments:

Post a Comment