HB2511

Missouri HB2511 modifies employment laws to prohibit hiring unauthorized aliens and mandates work authorization verification.

Missouri HB2511 repeals and replaces sections of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to prohibit businesses from knowingly employing unauthorized aliens. It mandates that businesses and employers verify employee eligibility through a federal work authorization program. The bill also requires contractors and subcontractors to ensure compliance with these provisions. The attorney general is authorized to investigate violations and suspend licenses or permits of non-compliant entities. Penalties include monetary damages and injunctions against employers found in violation.