AL SB349

Requires contractors on public works projects and construction projects for businesses receiving state or local tax incentives costing more than $200,000 to employ at least 90 percent of workers from persons who have resided in Alabama for at least two years.

Mandates compliance measures including posting notices at job sites and in local newspapers, notifying local building and trade unions, and informing local employment offices about job availability.

Allows employment of non-resident workers only if qualified Alabama residents are unavailable after written notice is given to local unions, mayors, county judges of probate, and the Governor.

Provides workers with certificates from county officials attesting to two-year Alabama residency are protected from employer liability, and creates civil liability for contractors allowing eligible Alabama residents to sue for lost wages and attorney's fees if passed over for non-residents.

Establishes violation of the employment requirement as a Class C misdemeanor with each day of violation counted as a separate offense; becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval.