NY A07273

Prohibits employers from using E-Verify or similar federal electronic employment verification systems to check employment authorization status of existing employees or applicants who have not been offered employment, except when required by federal law or as a condition of receiving federal funds.

Allows employers to use E-Verify only for individuals who have been offered employment, and requires employers to complete training, post required notices, and maintain attestation forms and completion certificates.

Prohibits employers from using E-Verify to screen job applicants before signing employment contracts, terminate employees before receiving final nonconfirmation notices, or fail to notify employees of tentative nonconfirmation notices within 10 business days.

Prohibits municipalities from adopting ordinances or local laws requiring employers to use E-Verify, while preserving employer use when mandated by federal law or necessary for federal funding.

Establishes violations as discriminatory employment practices under Executive Law § 296 with civil penalties of not less than $10,000 per violation, with each unlawful use on an employee or applicant constituting a separate violation.