FEDERALCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
2010

Chamber of Commerce of United States v. Edmondson

594 F.3d 742Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit • Decided 2010Modified
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Oklahoma's employment verification law required contractors to use a federal verification system and imposed penalties on businesses that hired unauthorized workers. The court blocked two of the three challenged provisions, finding they conflicted with federal immigration law. For construction subcontractors, this means some state-level employment verification requirements may not be enforceable, but you still need to verify worker eligibility using approved federal systems.

KEY FINDINGS

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Section 7(C), which penalized employers for firing authorized workers while keeping unauthorized ones, is blocked—you cannot be punished under this provision

FULL COURT OPINION