Mississippi Employment Protection Act

Mississippi Employment Protection Act. All grant recipients (applicants) and benefitting businesses entering into contracts with the Mississippi Development Authority represents and warrants that it will ensure compliance with the Mississippi Employment Protection Act and will register and participate in the status verification system of all newly hired employees. The term “employee” as used herein means any person that is hired to perform work within the State of Mississippi. As used herein, “status verification system” means the illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996 that is operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security, also known as the E-Verify Program or any other successor electronic verification system replacing the E-Verify Program. The grantee agrees to maintain such compliance and, upon request of the State, to provide copy of each such verification to the State. The grantee further represents and warrants that any person assigned to perform services hereunder meet the employment eligibility requirements of all migration laws of the State of Mississippi. The grantee understands and agrees that any breach of these warranties may subject the grantee to the following: (a) termination of this Agreement and ineligibility for any state or public contract in Mississippi for up to three (3) years, with notice of such cancellation/ termination being made public, or (b) the loss of any license, permit, certification or other document granted to the grantee by an agency, department or governmental entity for the right to do business in Mississippi for up to one (1) year, or (c) or both. In the event of such cancellation/termination, the grantee would also be liable for any additional costs incurred by the State due to contract cancellation or loss of license or permit. Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 57-61-36 (Rev. 2014) Rule. 4.25 Waiver. These guidelines may be amended by MDA at any time. MDA, in its discretion, may temporarily waive any requirement of the guidelines to the extent that the result of such waiver is to promote the public purpose of the Act and is not prohibited by State law.