Compliance with Federal Immigration Law

GROUP/AWARD: 73012/S960275-E.1 – IT Services
CONTRACT PERIOD: from award date thru 12/31/10
GROUP/AWARD: 73003/20099 – Temporary Personnel Services
CONTRACT PERIOD: 11/19/07 – 11/18/12

To Contractors and All State Agencies and Other Authorized Users:

The purpose of this communication is to emphasize the importance of compliance with the Federal Immigration laws and regulations regarding the use of foreign workers in the performance of New York State contracts. The employment of certain foreign workers in the United States is permissible under Federal Immigration law. Specifically, the Immigration Act of 1990 established the H-1B visa which allows the employment of foreign employees within certain contexts. The H- 1B visa permits an employer to temporarily employ a foreign nonimmigrant worker in a specialty occupation which requires “theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge” and a “bachelor degree or higher in the specific specialty,” 8 U.S.C. § 1184 (2008). Failure to comply with the Immigration Act of 1990 as well as any Federal laws and regulations pertaining to the employment of foreign workers could result in a determination that a vendor is non-responsible.