Tag: House Bill 1804

Appeals Court Rejects Key Provisions of Oklahoma Immigration Law

By HR Hero Feb 3, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 3, 2010

By Charles S. Plumb Yesterday’s ruling by a federal court of appeals stops enforcement of key portions of Oklahoma’s sometimes controversial immigration law known as House Bill 1804. First, a brief history. House Bill 1804 went into effect on November 1, 2007, and its business-related immigration provisions were immediately challenged in court. On June 4, […]

Oklahoma Immigration Law Passes Test

By HR Hero Feb 13, 2009 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 13, 2009

Oklahoma’s immigration law, House Bill 1804, contains a number of employment provisions, including limitations on terminating employees while knowingly retaining unauthorized workers and requiring verification of employees’ legal work status. On February 11, 2009, Tulsa District Court Judge Jefferson D. Sellers ruled that the immigration law’s employment provisions don’t violate the Oklahoma Constitution. Oklahoma employers […]