ID H0510

Requires all Idaho employers to verify employee legal work authorization within three days of hire through the federal E-Verify program, effective January 1, 2025.

Prohibits employers from knowingly hiring unauthorized workers; violation includes failure to request or review documentation of legal employment status.

Mandates E-Verify enrollment as a condition for receiving state contracts, grants, or incentives; applies same requirement to subcontractors on state-funded projects.

Establishes enforcement by the Attorney General with escalating penalties: first violation results in contract breach and license suspension up to 60 days; second violation results in permanent license revocation.

Effective July 1, 2024, with exemptions for independent contractor employees and casual domestic household labor; allows residents to petition the Attorney General to enforce violations.