Kalispell lawmaker proposes tighter enforcement of worker verification laws
Rep. Courtenay Sprunger speaks during a Save America Rally with Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy and former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard at Snowline Acres in Kalispell on Thursday, June 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
A bill that aims to crack down on employers who hire workers in the country illegally goes before the House Business and Labor Committee on Wednesday.
Rep. Courtenay Sprunger, R-Kalispell, introduced House Bill 226, otherwise known as the Legal Employment and Government Accountability Law or LEGAL Act, with the support of 30 other Republican lawmakers.
The act grants the Montana Department of Labor and Industry the power to audit employers for documents, such as I-9 forms, that are used to verify an employee’s legal working status. This power has historically been reserved for federal agencies such as Immigration Customs Enforcements and the Department of Homeland Security.
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