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Law Against Undocumented Struck Down in Long Island County

14:52 H | Topics: Immigration - Justice - Labor - New York

Yesterday, a Suffolk County, New York law that required required it's 17,000 licensed contractors to prove their employees are not undocumented immigrants was struck down.

Judge Ralph Costello ruled that the county legislature broke its own rules when it rejected, in an 8-8 vote, Legis. Ricardo Montano's May 13 argument that the bill was improperly moved from committee.
Costello ordered legislators to vote again on Montano's motion and
voided all subsequent action on the worker status bill.
The judge's decision kills the measure for now, though County Executive Steve Levy said he expects the bill to be reintroduced and passed again. The earliest that process could be completed is August...

Via / Newsday, Email

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