New Utah Immigration Law

April 15th, 2011 Posted by Amelia

has passed an innovative new that creates a program, in direct conflict with .

 

On March 15, 2011 Governor Gary Herbert signed the Immigration Accountability and Enforcement Amendments Act. The ceremony took place at the state capitol in .

 

Under the new Utah , undocumented workers would pay $2.500 for a guest worker permit that allows them to be employed in Utah. Undocumented workers could also apply for a family permit, which would allow all members of the immediate family to work in Utah.

 

The new law goes into effect on July 1, 2013.Implementation is complex, because currently the guest worker and his employer would still be in violation of federal immigration laws, including the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act or IRCA of 1986. That law imposes penalties on any employer (more…)

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Utah E-Verify Law

September 15th, 2010 Posted by Cara

The Utah E-Verify law that went into effect on July 1, 2010 offers some unique benefits to employers.

 

While the does not require that all employers use E-Verify, an employer who does so will be able to avoid penalties and fines under state law, if the employer unintentionally hires an .

 

The law does not protect an employer who knowingly hires illegal workers, even if they pass using forged documents or inaccurate information. Nor does it protect Utah employers from sanctions if they are found to have hired illegal aliens. However, in the past some employers have escaped as well as state penalties when they could show a good-faith effort to determine that employees were legally authorized to work in the U.S. Using E-Verify (more…)

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Utah Antidiscrimination Law

February 5th, 2010 Posted by Jolie

There is no Utah that prohibits based on or gender identity, but recently passed such an ordinance.

 

The Salt Lake City law goes into effect on April 2, 2010.

 

Mayor Ralph Becker of Salt Lake City signed an ordinance that makes it illegal to

 

Under the law, an employer may not commit discrimination against employees or applicants based on the employee’s sexual orientation, including , , homosexual, heterosexual or bisexual.

 

The law prohibits discrimination in decisions including:

  • Hiring
  • Discharge
  • Promotion
  • Demotion
  • Termination
  • Compensation
  • Terms of Employment
  • Working Conditions 

The law also prohibits employers from harassing any employee based on his or her sexual orientation, and from retaliating against employees who file complaints.

 

All of the above protections also apply to (more…)

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Minimum Wage Increase in Utah (UT) – 2009

August 5th, 2009 Posted by Cara

Like many other states across America, such as Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, Maryland, Idaho and Indiana, increases the state when the increases. Therefore, on July 24, 2009, when the federal minimum increased by 70 cents from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour, the Utah minimum wage increased to match the federal rate.

 

Unlike these other states whose laws simply mandate that they adopt the federal minimum as their own, Utah’s only requires the state to review the rate when the federal minimum changes.

 

For Utah to adopt the federal minimum wage as its state minimum, an administrative action msut take place requesting the change. This action is undertaken by the .

 

In 2007, the federal Fair Minimum Wage of 2007 set out to the federal minimum wage with three annual increases. Each was to be 70 cents beginning in 2007 and ending in 2009. The federal minimum began at $5.15 per hour, increasing to $5.85 in 2007, then to $6.55 in 2008 and finally to $7.25 per hour in 2009.

 

When the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 was signed into , (more…)

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Utah’s 2008 Minimum Wage Increase

August 11th, 2008 Posted by Cara

On July 24, 2008, the increased by 70 cents from $5.85 per hour to $6.55 per hour. Like the in several other states, the Utah minimum wage also increased to $6.55 per hour.

 

Unlike the other states, such as Oklahoma, Maryland and South Dakota, doesn’t automatically add the to its state minimum wage. The Utah Labor Commission must (more…)

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