if an anonymous caller calls the authorities to report that an employer hired an illegal worker, will the employer be automatically investigated?
A. No. Anyone who accuses an employer of hiring an illegal worker, would have to have knowledge that the employer did not use the E-Verify query to determine the work authorization of a worker and that the employer knowingly hired an unauthorized worker. To prove that an employer violated the Employer Sanctions Law, the County Attorney must produce additional evidence that the employer was actually aware of the worker’s true unauthorized status.
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