California DIR Reminds Employers of State Law Nuances Impacting Federal Immigration Enforcement Actions
The Trump administration continues to focus on worksite enforcement to achieve its immigration policy objectives. This includes Form I-9 audits as well as possible worksite raids. The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) recently updated its guidance page, reminding employers of important nuances under state law when a California employer is faced with immigration agency enforcement actions. Quick Hits California law requires an employer to notify its current employees of a federal immigration agency Form I-9 audit, and to provide results of such inspections to affected employees. California law prohibits employers from providing “voluntary consent” to federal immigration agents to access nonpublic areas or employment records without a judicial warrant or subpoena. Assembly Bill (AB) 450 , known as the Immigrant Worker Protection Act, took effect on January 1, 2018, and sets forth requirements for California employers in handling U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DH...