Mississippi Employment Protection Act

Mississippi Employment Protection Act. All grant recipients entering into grant agreements with the Mississippi Development Authority must represent and warrant that they will ensure compliance with the Mississippi Employment Protection Act and will register and participate in the E-Verify System, the federal employment status verification system, of all newly hired employees. Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 57-119-1, et seq. 1.10 Repayment of Funds. Grant Agreements executed by MDA shall have provisions for the repayment of funds by eligible applicants if the grant provided by MDA was based upon fraudulent information provided by the applicant or the applicant fails to meet performance metric requirements as described in the grant agreement.