As all-sides waited for a ruling on Arizona’s employer sanctions law, an agreement was reached to put off prosecutions under the new law until after March 1.
U.S. District Court Judge Neil Wake said he would rule by early February on the law, which took effect Jan. 1.
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At a Jan. 16 hearing in Phoenix, attorneys for business groups challenging the law said it offers no due process for employers, which deprives them of a constitutional right to answer government charges over whether they knowingly hired illegal workers.
The law requires all employers to use the federal government’s E-Verify database to confirm whether a person can legally work in the United States. Any business found to have knowingly hired someone illegal could have their state business licenses suspended for up to 10 days on a first offense and would lose their licenses on a second conviction.
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