Massachusetts S1313 imposes penalties on employers who knowingly falsify employment or citizenship documents.

Massachusetts S1313 amends Chapter 149 of the General Laws to make it unlawful for employers to knowingly falsify employment or citizenship documents of any alien in the commonwealth. Violators face fines and imprisonment. For a first offense, the penalty is a fine of up to $1,000 or imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both. A second offense carries a fine of up to $2,500 and imprisonment for up to three months, or both. A third offense results in a fine of up to $5,000 and imprisonment for at least six months, or both.

Massachusetts S1313 imposes penalties on employers who knowingly falsify employment or citizenship documents.

Massachusetts S1313 amends Chapter 149 of the General Laws to make it unlawful for employers to knowingly falsify employment or citizenship documents of any alien in the commonwealth. Violators face fines and imprisonment. For a first offense, the penalty is a fine of up to $1,000 or imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both. A second offense carries a fine of up to $2,500 and imprisonment for up to three months, or both. A third offense results in a fine of up to $5,000 and imprisonment for at least six months, or both.