AG Brown has teamed up with Sen. Rebecca Saldaña (D-Seattle) and Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-Mukilteo) to propose the Immigrant Worker Protection Act.

The proposed legislation (HB 2105, SB 5852) would:

• Require employers notify employees when the federal government has requested their employment eligibility information.
• Remind employers that they are not required to give federal immigration officials access to their non-public places of business unless agents have a warrant.
• Make sure employers follow the law and only share employees’ personal data when a subpoena or judicial warrant has been issued.

“What we’re seeing from this administration is a campaign of fear that’s left many people scared to go to work. This law empowers workers so they get the same information as their bosses do and have the opportunity to get their affairs in order.” -AG Brown