SB1850

Oklahoma SB1850 mandates employers to verify employee work authorization using E-Verify upon hiring.

Oklahoma SB1850, the Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, requires employers to verify employees' work authorization using the E-Verify system upon hiring. Employers must provisionally hire new employees until verification is complete and cannot employ those whose verification fails. The Office of the Attorney General investigates violations, with escalating fines for repeat offenders. Employers who terminate employees to comply with the act are exempt from wrongful termination claims.