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02-19-2008, 11:43 PM #1
GA: Gwinnett Commission to hold hearing over contractors' hi
Gwinnett Commission to hold hearing over contractors' hiring of illegals immigrants
By MICHAEL PEARSON
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 02/19/08
Gwinnett County has reached a tentative agreement with two contractor groups in a lawsuit over an ordinance that requires county contract holders to certify that illegal immigrants won't be on the job, according to County Commissioner Lorraine Green.
The County Commission will hold a public hearing next Tuesday on changes to the law designed to address concerns of county contractors, who said the ordinance violated federal law. The law would receive final consideration a week later, Green said.
"This will still be stronger than federal law, although not as strong as we would have liked," Green said.
County attorney Karen Thomas said negotiations are still under way. Charles Surasky, the attorney for the contractor groups, declined to comment, citing ongoing negotiations.
The full scope of the proposed changes to be introduced next week was not immediately available.
But two central issues of the lawsuit involved county sanctions against contractors who violated the ordinance and the process to verify eligibility. That process required contractors to hand over employees' Social Security numbers to the county.
Contractors said that process was an illegal use of the Social Security system.
Green said the county will now use a program called E-Verify, created by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration.
That program allows employers to compare employment eligibility forms again Social Security and Department of Homeland Security databases.
It's unclear when the revised ordinance would take effect, or when the county would begin enforcing it.
In preparation for those changes, the commission voted Tuesday to reject a $228,000 contract with a consulting firm that would have helped the county develop a system for enforcing the ban on illegal immigrants working on county projects.
The commission delayed hiring the consultant in December after a federal judge ruled the ordinance violated federal law by attempting to punish county contractors who hire illegal immigrants. The suit was filed by the Georgia Utility Contractors Association and the Georgia chapter of Associated General Contractors of America Inc.
According to the contracting groups and the federal judge, only the federal government has that authority.
THE STORY SO FAR
Background: Contractors sue over a county policy that requires companies to prove their employees are in the country legally when bidding for Gwinnett County contracts.
The latest: County reaches a tentative agreement with two contractor groups.
What's next: A public hearing will be held next Tuesday.
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02-20-2008, 12:28 AM #2Contractors said that process was an illegal use of the Social Security system.
*Illegally hire illegal immigrants
* Possibly illegally pay the illegal immigrants in cash
* Possibly illegally avoid paying state, federal & social security taxes
Contractors hiring illegal aliens don't have to provide:
* Paid holidays
* Paid vacations
* Health insurance
* Workman's comp. insurance
* Retirement fund
* Etc.
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