California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 3 — Professions and Vocations GenerallyChapter 21.5 — Foreign Labor ContractorsSection 9998.7
No foreign labor contractor shall make promises or otherwise induce a foreign worker to travel or accept promises of employment by promising or providing assurances to the foreign worker that citizenship or permanent residency status in the United States shall be secured or pursued if the worker accepts the offer of services of the foreign labor contractor.
Notes
Prohibits a foreign labor contractor from promising or assuring a foreign worker that United States citizenship or permanent residency will be secured or pursued in order to induce the worker to travel or accept promised employment. The restriction targets immigration-status promises used as inducements for accepting the contractor’s offered services.
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Lexinter.net | California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 9998.7 | https://laws.lexinter.net/codes/california/business-and-professions-code/division-3/chapter-21-5/section-9998-7