SB 1372 Summary

• Requires public employers and contractors performing services for the state to register and participate in the federal E-Verify program to verify work authorization status of all new employees.

• Prohibits employers from discharging citizens or permanent resident aliens while knowingly employing unauthorized immigrants, with discharged employees having a private right of action for violations.

• Requires employers and state agencies to obtain signed affidavits from individuals stating they are either U.S. citizens or qualified aliens lawfully present in the United States, then verify status through E-Verify.

• Defines employers as persons employing 10 or more individuals during the calendar year and applies to public employers, contractors, and subcontractors.

• Makes knowingly false statements in the required affidavits punishable as perjury under Michigan law.