California Employers May Get Caught in Immigration Battle

In the article, "California Employers May Get Caught in Immigration Battle," featured in SHRM, Attorney Davis Bae comments on the conflicting approach that California lawmakers and the federal government take to immigration policy. 

California tends to be pro-immigration and pro-employee, noted Bae. A large part of the state's residents were born outside of the country, and many hold some kind of connection with immigration-related issues, even if they are not undocumented.

California legislators may have good intentions with their pro-immigration measures, but some workplace immigration actions can have significant consequences for employers, Bae said.

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