Utah Code » Title 13, Chapter 47 — Private Employer Verification Act; part 13-47-2 — Verification by Private Employer
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Utah Code § 13-47-201 (2026)

Verification required for new hires

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A private employer who employs 150 or more employees on or after May 4, 2022, may not hire a new employee on or after May 4, 2022, unless the private employer:
is registered with a status verification system to verify the federal legal working status of any new employee; and
uses the status verification system to verify the federal legal working status of the new employee in accordance with the requirements of the status verification system.
This section does not apply to a private employer of a foreign national if the foreign national holds a visa issued in response to a petition by the private employer that is classified as H-2A or H-2B.

Amended by Chapter 338, 2022 General Session

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2011–2014 · leading case: Chamber of Com. of United States of Am. v. Whiting, 563 U.S. 582 (2011).
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Chamber of Com. of United States of Am. v. Whiting, 563 U.S. 582 (2011). “2010); Utah Code Ann. §13-47-201 (1) (Lexis Supp.”
Universal Contracting, LLC v. Utah Dep't of Com., 69 F. Supp. 3d 1225 (D. Utah 2014). · cites it 6× “A prior version of the statute referred to status verification systems “as defined in Section 13-47-201.” That Section has been contingently repealed.”
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