Utah § 13-47-201 - Verification required for new hires. (Contingently Repealed)

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§ 13-47-201. Verification required for new hires. (Contingently Repealed)

(Contingently Repealed)
  Effective 5/4/2022
13-47-201.  Verification required for new hires.
(1) A private employer who employs 150 or more employees on or after May 4, 2022, may not hire a new employee on or after May 4, 2022, unless the private employer:
(a) is registered with a status verification system to verify the federal legal working status of any new employee; and
(b) uses the status verification system to verify the federal legal working status of the new employee in accordance with the requirements of the status verification system.
(2) This section does not apply to a private employer of a foreign national if the foreign national holds a visa issued in response to a petition by the private employer that is classified as H-2A or H-2B.


Amended by Chapter 338, 2022 General Session

This section is repealed on the earlier of July 1, 2027, or 120 days after the day on which the governor makes the finding described in Subsection 63G-12-202(3)(a).

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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