SB10-033 Summary: Fair and Legal Employment for Coloradans Act

• Creates mandatory e-verify program participation for all nongovernmental Colorado employers on a staggered timeline: employers with 200+ employees by January 1, 2011; employers with 50-199 employees by July 1, 2011; employers with fewer than 50 employees by July 1, 2013.

• Prohibits employers from knowingly or intentionally employing unauthorized aliens and requires immediate termination of employees who receive final nonconfirmation notices from e-verify, with violations subject to fines of $1,000-$20,000 per 30-day period depending on employer size.

• Establishes court-ordered penalties for violations including mandatory employee termination, probation with quarterly reporting requirements, business license suspension (up to 10 days for first knowing violation; court-determined period for first intentional violation), and permanent license revocation for second violations during probation.

• Creates the e-verify program cash fund from collected fines to cover administrative and enforcement costs for the attorney general, county attorneys, and city attorneys implementing the act.

• Designates as discriminatory employment practice any refusal to hire or termination of U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens while hiring or retaining unauthorized aliens in comparable positions.