The bill generally liberalizes some of the toughest provisions in the sanctions bill passed last year including
- stipulating that a violation at one site for employers with multiple work sites will not affect other work sites;
- allowing a good faith defense for employers for workers hired before January 1st;
- making it clear that independent contractors don't count as illegal employees; and
- extending the sanctions rules to employers that pay cash (and adding a fine of up to $5000 for such employers)
# posted by Greg Siskind @ 2:15 PM
