Mississippi Code §71-11-3 (the Mississippi Employment Protection Act) requires every employer to use the federal E-Verify system. Jackson businesses must register and verify each new hire's work authorization within three business days.
Mississippi has one of the strictest E-Verify regimes in the U.S. The Mississippi Employment Protection Act (MS §71-11-3) mandates that every employer with one or more employees enroll in the federal E-Verify system and confirm work authorization for all new hires within three business days. Knowing employment of unauthorized workers is a felony in Mississippi punishable by one to five years imprisonment and fines up to $10,000, plus loss of any state contract for three years. Jackson cannot weaken or opt out of the requirement; local government itself must use E-Verify for its workforce. Private workers wrongly flagged can contest the no-match through Department of Homeland Security procedures.
Knowing hire of an unauthorized worker is a Mississippi felony: 1 to 5 years in prison, up to $10,000 fine, and 3-year state contract ban. Civil penalties also apply for failure to enroll in E-Verify or properly verify hires.
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