A bill that would have required some South Dakota employers to use a federal website to verify employees’ work eligibility failed in the state Senate on Wednesday, the second-to-last day of ...

With only two committee sessions left to take up new bills, the West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee spent more than two hours on Tuesday debating a bill that ...

Senators are trying for a quick and extensive rebuild of legislation to have West Virginia business owners confirm a new hire’s eligibility to work in the United States. The Senate Judiciary Committee ...

Federal and state lawmakers want to expand the online program to keep Americans in the workforce. But businesses and unions ...

The second attempt in as many years failed, despite practically zero public pushback from industries this year.

Pressured by businesses on the importance of immigrant labor, some Republican states are backing off plans to require all employers to check for legal employment status before hiring workers.

The Idaho House passed HB-704, requiring all private employers to use E-Verify starting July 1, despite pushback from farm and dairy leaders who say it will hurt business.

An Idaho lawmaker is pushing a bill that would protect employers who unknowingly hire undocumented workers, as long as they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Starting March 19, all contractors on public works projects for state agencies and political subdivisions, alongside ...

Our editors' top picks to read today. A bill in the state Legislature expands the role of the federal system for verifying someone’s work status. Construction is one of the industries that ...

Bill would require E-Verify for gov't and firms with 150+ employees and $500K+ contracts. Critics say bill exempts industries and leaves subcontractor hiring structures intact. Committee voted 6-3 to ...