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Arizona Contractors Challenge Labor Law02-19-08 | News

Arizona Contractors Challenge Labor Law

A district judge in Arizona recently gave the green light for enforcement of a state law designed to punish businesses that hire undocumented workers. The Arizona Landscape Contractors Association and other groups oppose the law.
Photo: ICE

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If enforcement starts on March 1, any Arizona employer could be prosecuted if a worker turns out to be undocumented.

The Arizona Landscape Contractors Association (ALCA) along with the Arizona Contractors Association and 10 other groups are paying for the legal challenge?EUR??,,????'?????<

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E-Verify Worker Checks

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Governor Signed Law

Signed into law last year, The Legal Arizona Workers Act gives the state authority to suspend or revoke business licenses of employers found to have knowingly or intentionally hired an undocumented worker.

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Still, landscaping professionals in the state are clearly worried about what the law means for their businesses.

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Sources: Arizona Republic, AFP, ALCA