(a)If an employer receives a written notification from any federal agency or other outside vendor not responsible for the enforcement of immigration law, including, but not limited to, the Social Security Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, or an insurance company, of a discrepancy as it relates to an employee's individual taxpayer identification number or other identifying documents, the following rights and protections are granted to the employee:
(1)The employer shall not take any adverse action against the employee solely based on the receipt of the notification.
(2)The employer shall provide a notice to the employee and to the employee's authorized representative, if any, as soon as practicable, but not more than 5 business days after the date of receipt of the notificati
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(a) If an employer receives a written notification from any federal agency or other outside vendor not responsible for the enforcement of immigration law, including, but not limited to, the Social Security Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, or an insurance company, of a discrepancy as it relates to an employee's individual taxpayer identification number or other identifying documents, the following rights and protections are granted to the employee: (1) The employer shall not take any adverse action against the employee solely based on the receipt of the notification. (2) The employer shall provide a notice to the employee and to the employee's authorized representative, if any, as soon as practicable, but not more than 5 business days after the date of receipt of the notification or after the employer makes the determination that an employee must respond to the notification in any manner, whichever is longer, unless a shorter timeline is provided for under federal law or a collective bargaining agreement. The employer shall notify the employee in person and deliver the notification by hand, if possible. If hand delivery is not possible, then the employer shall notify the employee by mail and email, if the email address of the employee is known, and shall notify the employee's authorized representative. Upon request by the employee or the employee's authorized representative, the employer shall give to the employee the original notification. The notice to the employee shall include, but shall not be limited to: (i) an explanation that the federal agency or outside vendor not responsible for the enforcement of immigration law has notified the employer that the identification documents presented by the employee do not appear to match; (ii) the time period the employee has to contest the disputed information, if such a time period is required by federal law; and (iii) any action the employer is requiring the employee to take. (3) The employee may have a representative of the employee's choosing in any meetings, discussions, or proceedings with the employer. (b) This Section applies to public and private employers.