Businesses get prepared for immigration law
By Joel Allen
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at 6:48 p.m.


South Carolina businesses will soon have to comply with a new immigration law.

Tuesday, Grand Strand employers found out how it works.

The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce hosted an educational session about the state's immigration reform act.

Starting July 1st, small businesses will be required to verify that all of their employees are legal residents.

Large employers had to comply last year and state officials say, so far, most of them are doing OK with it.

"We have gone in and audited just about every large business in this state in the last year, we're finding about a 95 percent compliance rate with the law, so I think the message is getting out there. But it is real important that we get the message out to the smaller employer," said Lisa Kudeka with South Carolina Labor, Licensing and Registration.

Businesses with fewer than 100 employees will be affected by the new law.

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