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Bill Elliott grew up near Dawsonville, Georgia. According to his autobiography, many generations of Elliotts grew up there. According to his autobiography, William Clyde Elliott was named after two relatives. He is the youngest of three boys. According to his autobiography, his father George created a lumber company and loved racing. He later created a speed shop where Bill's brothers Ernie (born 1947) and Dan (born 1951). His father was a Ford man and later created a Ford dealership as there were none around.

Bill Elliott has a daughter, Starr, and a son, Chase. Chase Elliott now has a burgeoning racing career.

NASCAR career

Early career

Elliott made his first Winston Cup Series start at Rockingham in 1976, qualifying 34th in a field of 36 cars. Elliott only lasted 32 laps that day before the oil pump failed in his Ford Torino, earning him $640. Elliott toiled for five years in the Winston Cup Series without corporate sponsorship, and along the way showed flashes that he could compete with the established veterans of the sport. In mid-1977, Elliott bought a Mercury Montego from Bobby Allison after his split from Penske Racing to replace the inferior Torino, and the move paid off. He soon earned his first top-10 finish in the Southern 500 (10th), and his first top-5 finish 2 years later in the same race, finishing second to race winner (and Elliott's boyhood hero) David Pearson.

With Melling Racing

In the fall of 1980, Elliott gained his first major sponsor in the form of $500 from Harry Melling of Melling Racing in the 1980 National 500 at Charlotte. Melling would extend his contract and gave the team enough sponsorship to run a 12 race schedule in 1981. After a 1981 season that consisted of one top-5 and seven top-10 finishes in 13 races, including the team's first pole in the CRC Chemicals Rebel 500, Melling bought the team from Elliott's father George on December 1, 1981. In 1983 Elliott earned his first Winston Cup win in the Winston Western 500 at Riverside in the final race of the 1983 season. He gained full sponsorship from Coors in 1984 to the tune of $400,000 and won three races, four poles and finished third in the championship standings.

In 1985, Elliott earned 11 wins and 11 poles out of 28 races and also won the first Winston Million in the Southern 500 at Darlington. This earned him the nickname "Million Dollar Bill", and "Awesome Bill From Dawsonville." He won the Daytona 500, the Winston 500 at Talladega (at the time ran at a record average speed 186.288 MPH) and the Southern 500 to earn the Winston Million. This led to him becoming the first NASCAR driver to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Elliott finished second in the championship standings by 101 points, losing the Winston Cup Championship to Darrell Waltrip after a string of poor finishes in the last quarter of the season.

In 1986, Elliott won two races, four poles and finished fourth in the championship standings. He also won the The Winston II, held at Atlanta, the only year the race was run somewhere other than Charlotte. He won six races in 1987, including his second Daytona 500, seven poles, and finished second in the final point standings. In The Winston he tangled with Dale Earnhardt in what has become known as "the Pass In The Grass". However, Elliott's most lasting accomplishment that year was setting 2 Nascar qualifying records, which stand to this day. At Daytona, he set the NASCAR speed record with an average speed of 210.364 mph. He broke his own record at Talladega with an average speed of 212.809 mph; the previous record he set in 1986 was 209.383 mph. In both races, he used a Ford Thunderbird which contained an engine built by his brother Ernie. However, at Talladega, Bobby Allison was spun and went airborne into the catch fence, tearing a large section away and injuring several fans. After this incident, NASCAR mandated the use of restrictor plates at Daytona and Talladega. As a result, Elliott's speed records will likely never be broken. In 1988 Elliott won another six races, six poles, and his only Winston Cup Championship.

Following his championship season, Elliott broke his wrist in a crash during testing at Daytona and required relief by Jody Ridley during several races in the first part of the 1989 season. Elliott won two poles and three races and finished sixth in the championship standings. In 1990, Elliott won one race and two poles and finished fourth in the championship standings. In the 1990 race at Atlanta, Elliott's rear tire changer Mike Rich was killed when Ricky Rudd lost control of his car, spun, and slammed the crew member between his car and Elliott's. This resulted in NASCAR restricting the speed of cars on pit road. The year 1991 saw Elliott's sponsorship change to Coors Light beer and the familiar red on the car was replaced with blue. Elliott won once in the Pepsi 400 and won two poles and finished eleventh in the championship standings during his last season with the Mellings.

With Junior Johnson

1994 car

Elliott left Melling to join Junior Johnson and Associates in 1992. Elliott's sponsor during his time with Johnson was Budweiser; ironic because his sponsor at Melling Racing was from Bud's rival brewery Coors. In 1992, Elliott won five races (including four in a row) and three poles, but much like his 1985 season he finished a disappointing second in the championship standings after squandering a large lead in the standings with a late season string of poor finishes. He did win the season finale at his home track in Atlanta, but lost the championship by 10 points to Alan Kulwicki. The difference was that Kulwicki gained the 5 bonus points for leading the most laps in the race. Kulwicki led one more lap (103 vs 102) than Elliott. The 10 point difference was the closest point differential until NASCAR changed to the Chase for the Cup points format 12 years later.

Elliott went winless in 1993 and finished eighth in the standings. He scored just one win the following season in the 1994 Southern 500 while finishing 10th in the championship standings. After his Darlington victory, Elliott announced he would be starting his own team with sponsorship from McDonald's in 1995.

As an independent driver and at Evernham Motorsports

1997 racecar

After leaving Johnson's team, Elliott fielded his own Winston Cup race team from 1995 to 2000. Elliott failed to win a race during this time, though he did manage two top ten finishes in the championship standings, with eighth place finishes in both 1995 and 1997. In 1996, Elliott suffered a broken leg during an accident at Talladega and missed seven races that season. Elliott would sell his team to Ray Evernham in 2000 and began driving the #9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Intrepid in the the following year. The team found success in his first race in the #9 Dodge, as Elliott won the pole for the 2001 Daytona 500 and finished in the top 5, bringing home a 5th place finish, though the race will forever be remembered for the death of fan favorite Dale Earnhardt. Bill finished his first season with Ray Evernham Racing with two poles, five top 5 and nine top 10 finishes, and a win at the season ending Pennzoil Freedom 400 at Homestead from the pole. This was his first win in over seven years. He finished 15th in the final standings. In 2002 he won four poles and went to victory lane twice. His wins included the Pennsylvania 500, and one week later an overwhelmingly dominant victory in that year's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He finished 13th in the final standings. His last win, in what became his final full-time season, came in 2003 at Rockingham. A week later Elliott came within a lap of winning his final race as a full-time driver (he would have been the only retiring driver to do so) in the 2003 Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Elliott led 189 of 267 laps and was on his way to victory, but a cut tire on the final lap gave the win to Bobby Labonte. He still finished the race and maintained his ninth-place position in the final points standings, his best finish since an eight-place finish in the 1997 standings. A few weeks later, Elliott announced that he was relinquishing the #9 car to Kasey Kahne and switching to a part-time schedule driving R&D cars for Evernham.

Semi-retirement

In 2004, Elliott drove the #91 Dodge Intrepid for Evernham in three events (along with the Budweiser Shootout) and also drove the #98 Dodge Intrepid in one other event because of sponsorship issues between Coca-Cola (Elliott's sponsor) and Pepsi (Evernham's sponsor). Elliott was listed as the owner of the #98 car, but Evernham leased the car to him. Although he only made six starts during his first part-time season, he still managed to have some success which included a ninth-place finish at Indianapolis and second and third-place qualifying efforts at Texas and California respectively.

In 2005, Elliott continued his part-time driving duties which included driving the #39 Coors Dodge Charger(in a paint scheme reminiscent of his 1987 Coors Light Ford) for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Budweiser Shootout and the #91 Evernham Dodge in several events. Although he made three more starts than the previous season, he did not have the same amount of success. He managed to get an eleventh-place finish and a tenth-place qualifying effort at Michigan, along with a ninth-place qualifying effort at Texas. He also competed in select NASCAR Busch Series events for Rusty Wallace and also drove the #6 Unilever Dodge Charger in the Busch Series for Evernham at Memphis, which celebrated the 40th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas.

For the 2006 season, the 2005 owners' points for the #91 team went to the new #10 Evernham team and driver Scott Riggs and the 91 team was discontinuted. On January 4, 2006, Elliott announced that he would pilot the #36 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for MB2 Motorsports in the 2006 Daytona Speedweeks events. This included the Budweiser Shootout, the Gatorade Duel, and the Daytona 500, which Elliott had not competed in since 2003. On March 17, 2006, it was announced that Elliott would drive the #00 Burger King Chevrolet for Michael Waltrip Racing in five NEXTEL Cup events which included Chicagoland, New Hampshire, Indianapolis, California, and Homestead. On August 8, 2006, Evernham Motorsports announced that Elliott would return to the organization for the race at Watkins Glen driving the #19 Dodge previously driven by Jeremy Mayfield. The team fell out of the top-35 in owners' points after Indianapolis, leading to the firing of Mayfield, and Evernham assumed that Elliott would guarantee a starting spot in the field by being a past champion. However, since the driver switch was made past the entry deadline, NASCAR said that Elliott was not eligible for the past champions provisional. For the race at Kansas, Elliott teamed up with R&J Racing to drive the #37 Dodge. Elliott finished a season-high 16th at the Banquet 400 at Kansas, but did not qualify for the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte two weeks later. Elliott was scheduled to be the Team Red Bull entry at Atlanta and Texas, but A. J. Allmendinger drove the car instead (though he did not qualify for either race). Elliott instead drove the #37 Dodge at Atlanta, marking the 30th Anniversary of Elliott driving at his hometown track.

Elliott in the Wood Brothers car in 2007

Elliott attempted to qualify for the 2007 Daytona 500, but failed to make the race in the #37.

Later that season, Elliott signed to drive the #21 for Wood Brothers Racing in 2007, in part due to his championship provisional, which guaranteed starting the race. Since fellow champion Dale Jarrett had used all of his guaranteed starts in his Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing, Elliott was the only champion eligible for the provisional not guaranteed a spot by being in the top 35 in owner's points. His first race for the team was the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte, which he qualified without needing one of his six provisionals. He lead the race at one point until he was involved in a wreck around lap 200. At Michigan, Elliott gave the team a much needed 11th place finish, and was kept in the car until the fall Richmond race. The car then fell out of the top 35 again but at Bristol got back into top 35 in points. Ken Schrader returned to the #21 replacing Elliott at a testing session at Talladega Superspeedway due to the team being back in the top 35 in owners points. He returned for the final four races after the 21 fell out ofof the top-35 once again.

On September 23, 2007, in an interview with Charlotte Observer Len Wood the co- owner of the #21 said in 2008 Elliott would have his own sponsor and share ride with Jon Wood & Marcos Ambrose. Bill Elliott returned to the #21 to try to get the car back into the Top 35 points at Lowes Motor Speedway.

2008 Cup car at Daytona

Elliott has qualified for ten races this season, with a best finish of 20th in the Sunoco Presents: The American Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. At Daytona Bill announced that 2008 will be his final season as a Sprint Cup driver. But at Kansas in an interview on NASCAR Raceday, Bill was asked about him racing, Bill said "We will be at Lowes, and do a few more races. Then we will see how things go." Bill in 2008, best starts were 5th at Bristol & 7th at Kansas. His best finish was 12th at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

In 2009, Elliott ran 12 races in the #21 Motorcraft Ford for the Wood Brothers, including the Daytona 500. His best finish in 2009 was 15th place at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

On Memorial Day May 25, 2009, Elliott became the 7th member of the "800 club", with his 800th career Sprint Cup start at Lowes Motor Speedway.

NASCAR Video Games

See also: Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge

In 1990, Konami released the first officially-licensed NASCAR game, Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge for MS-DOS. The game was released for the NES and Amiga in 1991, and Bill Elliott's NASCAR Fast Tracks was released for the Game Boy at the same time.

Elliott continued to appear in most{[fact}} NASCAR games until the release of EA Sports' NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup in 2004 when he began his semi-retirement. The following year, he was seen in several screenshots and videos for EA Sports' NASCAR 06: Total Team Control driving the #91 Stanley Tools Dodge. However, he was removed from the game before its release and the #91 was removed from the Custom Car Garage feature for NEXTEL Cup. Ironically, Elliott's then-teammate Jeremy Mayfield was also absent from NASCAR 2005 (though he reappeared in NASCAR 06) and an official explanation was never given for Elliott's absence in 2006. Jeremy Mayfield was originally going to be the cover of Nascar 2005: Chase for the Cup, but when that was given to Kevin Harvick, he refused to be in the game. Unlike Elliott in NASCAR 06, Mayfield had not been seen in any screenshots or videos for NASCAR 2005. However, Kasey Kahne was featured in the #9 Evernham Dodge, and Mayfield and the #19 Evernham Dodge had been featured in previous NASCAR games. In addition, Bill isn't one of the drivers of the #21 in the Sprint Cup Series in NASCAR 09; Marcos Ambrose and Jon Wood are the drivers .

External links

Official site

Drivers statistics at racing-reference.info

Notes

^ "Rathmann, Elliott lead way". The Indianapolis Star. February 20, 2007. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070220/SPORTS01/702200371/1052.

^ http://billelliott.com/about/accomplishments.html

^ http://billelliott.com/news/2010/01/cup-elliott-riding-part-time-again/

^ http://billelliott.com/news/2010/02/21-motorcraftquick-lane-ford-fusion-survives-daytona-500/

^ "Bill Elliott". The Crittenden Automotive Library. http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/e/elliottbill.php. Retrieved May 8, 2007.

^ Sun-Sentinel wire services. Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale. May 2, 1986. pg. 2.C

^ "Alan Kulwicki". NASCAR.com. April 4, 2003. http://www.nascar.com/2002/kyn/history/drivers/02/02/akulwicki/index.html. Retrieved 2007-07-04.

^ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/26/sports/othersports/26nascar.html?scp=19&sq="bill+elliott"&st=nyt - "Elliott drove the No. 37 Dodge in the preseason Bud Shootout at Daytona International Speedway in February but failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 because another driver, Dale Jarrett, had priority in using an exemption and he took the final guaranteed spot."

^ a b http://racing-reference.info/drivdet?id=elliobi01&yr=2007&series=W

^ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/26/sports/othersports/26nascar.html?scp=19&sq="bill+elliott"&st=nyt

^

^ Jayski #21 Team News

^ NASCAR: Elliott: I'm done with top series after 2008 | Atlanta Journal Constitution

^ a b http://racing-reference.info/drivdet?id=elliobi01&yr=2009&series=W

^ http://www.wsbtv.com/news/19562239/detail.html

^ http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/features/05/21/numbers.cup.charlotte.belliott/index.html

Preceded by

Dale Earnhardt

NASCAR Winston Cup Champion

1988

Succeeded by

Rusty Wallace

Preceded by

Cale Yarborough

Daytona 500 Winner

1985

Succeeded by

Geoff Bodine

Preceded by

Geoff Bodine

Daytona 500 Winner

1987

Succeeded by

Bobby Allison

Wood Brothers Racing

Sprint Cup drivers

Bill Elliott (#21)

Owners

Glen Wood | Wood Brothers

Notable former drivers

Partnerships & Alliances

Roush Fenway Racing

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions

1949: Byron 1950: Rexford 1951: Thomas 1952: Flock 1953: Thomas 1954: L. Petty 1955: Flock 1956: Baker 1957: Baker 1958: L. Petty 1959: L. Petty 1960: White 1961: N. Jarrett 1962: Weatherly 1963: Weatherly 1964: R. Petty 1965: N. Jarrett 1966: Pearson 1967: R. Petty 1968: Pearson 1969: Pearson 1970: Isaac 1971: R. Petty 1972: R. Petty 1973: Parsons 1974: R. Petty 1975: R. Petty 1976: Yarborough 1977: Yarborough 1978: Yarborough 1979: R. Petty 1980: Earnhardt 1981: Waltrip 1982: Waltrip 1983: Allison 1984: T. Labonte 1985: Waltrip 1986: Earnhardt 1987: Earnhardt 1988: Elliott 1989: Wallace 1990: Earnhardt 1991: Earnhardt 1992: Kulwicki 1993: Earnhardt 1994: Earnhardt 1995: Gordon 1996: T. Labonte 1997: Gordon 1998: Gordon 1999: D. Jarrett 2000: B. Labonte 2001: Gordon 2002: Stewart 2003: Kenseth 2004: Busch 2005: Stewart 2006: Johnson 2007: Johnson 2008: Johnson 2009: Johnson

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Daytona 500 Winners

Seven-time

Richard Petty

Four-time

Cale Yarborough

Three-time

Jeff Gordon Dale Jarrett Bobby Allison

Two-time

Michael Waltrip Sterling Marlin Bill Elliott

One-time

L. Petty Junior Johnson Panch Roberts Lund Lorenzen Andretti Yarbrough Hamilton Foyt Parsons Pearson Baker Bodine D. Waltrip Cope Irvan D. Allison Earnhardt Burton Earnhardt Jr. Jimmie Johnson Harvick Newman Kenseth McMurray

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Brickyard 400 Winners

Four Time

Jeff Gordon

Three Time

Jimmie Johnson

Two Time

Dale Jarrett Tony Stewart

One Time

Dale Earnhardt, Sr. Ricky Rudd Bobby Labonte Bill Elliott Kevin Harvick

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Richard Petty Motorsports

Sprint Cup drivers

Kasey Kahne (#9) | Elliott Sadler (#19) | A. J. Allmendinger (#43) | Paul Menard (#98)

Primary Sponsors

Budweiser (#9) | Stanley Tools (#19) | Best Buy (#43) | Menards (#98)

Crew Chiefs

Kenny Francis (#9) | Wally Rogers (#19) | Sammy Johns (#43) | Slugger Labbe (#98)

Partnerships and affiliations

Braun Racing | Roush Fenway Racing | Yates Racing

Owners/Related information

Persondata

NAME

Elliot, Bill

ALTERNATIVE NAMES

Elliot, William Clyde

SHORT DESCRIPTION

American race car driver

DATE OF BIRTH

October 10, 1955

PLACE OF BIRTH

Dawsonville, Georgia, United States

DATE OF DEATH

PLACE OF DEATH

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Many states have enacted “mini-I-9” laws. Employers, especially companies that operate in more than one state, must closely monitor their compliance with the employment eligibility and verification laws for each state in which they do business.

The most common regulation states have imposed on businesses in recent years is requiring employers to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm workers’ immigration status and employment eligibility or work authorization, specifically illegal immigrant employment eligibility, work authorization and immigration status.

E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by Department of Homeland Security (DHS/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA). E-Verify is currently free to employers and is available in all 50 states. E-Verify provides an automated link to federal databases to help employers determine employment eligibility or work authorization of new hires and the validity of their Social Security numbers.

Employers or "Designated Agents" (e.g., payroll companies) must register online and agree to the terms of participation to use E-Verify. [Registration includes agreeing to the DHS/Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). A discussion of the ICE E-Verify MOU is outside the scope of this post.]

E-Verify will soon be required of all federal contractors. DHS is now promulgating "final" E-Verify regs. I present an E-Verify overview and update in this post.

(The National Conference of State Legislatures does a remarkable job of monitoring these new developments and I include a variation of their chart and summary of the new state legislation below.)

Review of Relevant State Laws

State Laws Requiring Use of E-Verify

Arizona

Arizona

The Arizona Fair and Legal Employment Act (HB 2779), enacted in 2007, prohibits employers from knowingly hiring unauthorized workers and requires all employers to use the Basic Pilot Program to verify employment eligibility. It establishes substantial penalties and threatens noncompliant employers with suspension and potential revocation of their business licenses. Effective date Jan. 1, 2008.

Colorado

Colorado HB 1343 (signed 6/6/2006) prohibits state agencies from entering into contract agreements with contractors who knowingly employ illegal immigrants and requires prospective contractors to verify legal work status of all employees. The contractor must confirm that the Basic Pilot Program has been used to verify the status of all employees. If the contractor discovers that an illegal alien is employed, the contractor must alert the state agency within 3 days.

Georgia

The Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act, SB 529, covered employment, enforcement, and benefits and was signed by the Governor on April 17, 2006. The bill requires public employers, contractors and subcontractors with 500 or more employees to participate in E-Verify for all new employees beginning July 1, 2007. The law is phased in for public employers, contractors and subcontractors with 100 or more employees effective July 1, 2008; and for all employers by July 1, 2009.

Idaho
Executive Order

On December 13, 2006, Governor Jim Risch issued an executive order requiring that state agencies participate in the E-Verify system. Also, all workers employed to the state through contractors must also be from companies that have been verified to have eligible employees.

Minnesota
Executive Order

Governor Tim Pawlenty issued an executive order on Jan. 7, 2008, stating that all hiring authorities within the executive branch of state government as well as any employer seeking to enter into a state contract worth in excess of $50,000 must participate in the E-Verify program. The Executive Order’s effective date is January 29, 2008.

Mississippi

Mississippi SB2988 (signed 3/17/08) requires public and private employers to participate in E-Verify. The phase-in period is: all government agencies and businesses with more than 250 employees by July 1, 2008; companies with 100 to 250 employees by July 1, 2009; those with 30 to 100 employees by July 1, 2010; and all remaining companies by July 1, 2011. An employer violating the law is subject to the cancellation of public contracts, ineligibility for contracts for up to three years, and loss of business license for up to one year. The law also makes it a felony to accept or perform employment knowing or in reckless disregard of the immigrant’s ineligibility to work, with penalties from one to five years of imprisonment and/or $1,000 to $10,000 in fines.

North Carolina

All state agencies, offices, and universities must use E-Verify, required by SB 1523 in 2006. This applies to employees hired on or after January 1, 2007, except for employees of local education agencies hired on or after March 1, 2007.

Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007 (HB 1804) addressed multiple issues: transporting and harboring, driver’s licenses, public benefits, law enforcement and employment. It made it a felony to transport or harbor unauthorized immigrants, with exceptions for health or benefits guaranteed by federal law. It requires public employers, contractors and subcontractors to participate in a federal electronic employment verification system and requires income tax withholding for independent contractors who do not have valid Social Security numbers. The law became effective Nov. 1, 2007.

Rhode Island
Executive Order

On March 27, 2008,Governor Carcieri issued an executive order requiring executive agencies to use E-Verify; and for all persons and businesses, including grantees, contractors and their subcontractors and vendors to use E-Verify.

Utah

SB 81 was signed into law 3/13/08. The law address multiple issues, including driver’s licenses, law enforcement, harboring and transporting, public benefits and employment. It requires public employers to register and use the Basic Pilot program for new employees; state contractors must use Basic Pilot effective July 1, 2009. The law makes it a Class A misdemeanor to conceal, harbor, transport or shelter undocumented immigrants, though church, charitable and humanitarian assistance groups are exempted.

Encourages the Use of E-Verify (1)

Tennessee

HB 729, signed into law on June 26, 2007 and effective January 1, 2008 states that employers who "knowingly employ, recruit or refer for a fee for employment an illegal alien" are subject to a temporary suspension of their business license; repeat offenders are subject to a one-year suspension. Employers who comply with the requirements of the current I-9 process or who verify new hires through the E-Verify within 14 days of employment are shielded from sanctions.

One State Limits The Use of E-Verify

Illinois

Illinois enacted HB 1744, which bars Illinois companies from enrolling in any Employment Eligibility Verification System until accuracy and timeliness issues are resolved. Illinois also enacted HB 1743, which creates privacy and antidiscrimination protections for workers if employers participating in E-Verify don’t follow the program’s procedures.

State Laws Targeting Employers On Immigration Status

Current Litigation Over State Laws: Federal Pre-emption

Two lawsuits now making their way through the federal court system could restrict states’ ability to continue to crack down on businesses that hire unauthorized workers. One is a court challenge to the 2007 Arizona employer sanctions law filed by a coalition of Arizona trade groups. In February, a federal judge denied the coalition’s request to delay implementation of the law with a temporary restraining order, and the plaintiffs took their case to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Oral arguments are scheduled for this summer and a decision is expected in the fall.

Another lawsuit making its way through the federal courts originated last year in Hazleton, PA, where a local ordinance enacted in 2006 denies business permits to employers who hire illegal immigrants and fines landlords who rent to them. In a ruling issued last summer, a federal judge struck down the Hazleton ordinance, saying it treads on federal terrain and violates illegal immigrants’ constitutional right to due process.

The town is appealing the decision, and the case will be heard in the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals this summer. A decision in this case is also expected in the fall.

If the two appellate courts hand down similar rulings; either both upholding the local laws, or both asserting federal authority, the battle over federal preemption could end there. But if the courts hand down opposing decisions – one supporting state authority and the other backing federal preemption – the debate will likely go to the Supreme Court. The consequence: no clear direction for state lawmakers for at least a year or two.

Many legal experts say the bills being passed in state capitals are not constitutional, and many of the new laws are being challenged in court. The U.S. Constitution gives federal law “supremacy” over state statutes. My personal understanding of the fundamental “pre-emption” issue is that the federal laws do not pre-empt these state laws. Frankly, this is a very complex constitutional issue.

The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) explicitly prohibits states from imposing sanctions on businesses that hire unauthorized workers. But one phrase in the 1986 law – a seven-word parenthesis allowing states some leeway in the matter of “licenses and similar laws” – has created a contested gray area.

Many states have taken the IRCA parenthesis to mean they have the authority to suspend or revoke the business licenses of employers who hire unauthorized workers. Businesses and many constitutional lawyers disagree.

“You have this complex overlay of statutes and regulations and court cases, and you’ve got this federalism question of what has traditionally been federal power and what the states can do,” Jan Ting, a Temple University law professor, told the Washington Post. “There could not be an area of law that is less clear than this.”

Because states have until recently stayed away from imposing sanctions for immigration violations, federal preemption has rarely been tested and few court precedents exist.

Private Rights of Action

While E-Verify requirements have so far proven the most popular method to deter the hiring of illegal immigrants, some states are beginning to make use of another tool: giving employees a “private right of action.” Oklahoma was the first state to pass such legislation, in 2007, allowing fired U.S. workers to sue their employers if unauthorized workers were subsequently found to be working in their place. Mississippi, Utah and South Carolina followed with similar provisions this year, allowing fired workers to sue if they are then replaced by illegal immigrants. Some say the laws could open businesses to lawsuits if they employ any unauthorized workers, whether or not they have hired them to replace fired legal workers. Other states are expected to adopt this approach next year.

Also still in place are provisions mandating that all businesses in Arizona enroll in E-Verify and allowing prosecutors to investigate anonymous tips made against businesses alleged to be employing unauthorized workers.

State Felony Laws

Companies should also be concerned about a Mississippi law that makes it a felony for illegal immigrants to accept unauthorized employment. Violators are subject to imprisonment from one to five years and fines of between $1,000 and $10,000. And while the measure seemingly applies only to unauthorized workers, if I had clients who do business in Mississippi I would be strongly cautioning them. I have many clients, both individual and business, where the kind employer assists driving the very good employee to work because the employee does not have a valid state driver license because s/he lacks immigration status. In my opinion a business can be prosecuted for aiding and abetting a felony or harboring a felon under this law.

Oklahoma also imposed felony penalties, in 2007 – in that case, against anyone caught transporting, concealing, harboring or sheltering illegal immigrants in any location,

including any building or means of transportation. Utah, Missouri and South Carolina passed similar measures this year, and many fear the provisions could be used against employers who knowingly hire unauthorized workers.

About the Author

About Immigration Attorney Gerald Goulder

I have been a licensed attorney and counselor at law for over 28 years. I practice exclusively immigration and visa law for individuals, families and businesses, not just in North Carolina, but in many states and throughout the world.

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The term “Keep Austin Weird” has become overly used, and some would say Austin’s “weirdness” is growing increasingly hard to find, with the mass influx of those from other areas bringing their normality to town. Luckily with events like Spamarama, the shrine known as the Cathedral of Junk, and the annual Eeyore’s Birthday Party, the city’s weirdness shines.

In 1978, David Arnsberger, Dick Terry, and George Majewski shared some beer and an idea- they were bored of chili and BBQ cook-offs, and thought it would be more impressive if people could make something like Spam taste delicious, and Spamarama was born. Today, the Spam cook-off is divided into a professional division for restaurants and caterers, and the open division for the general public. Not only do celebrity judges give trophies to the best tasting entries, like Spam flautas and Spam Cordon Bleu, but a “Worst of Show” trophy is also handed out to items like Spam-Alama Ding Dongs.

Though every year there is a Spam Eating contest, in 2004, the International Federation of Competitive Eating sponsored the event, and brought competitive eaters from around the country to enter the challenge. Rich LeFevre won that year, finishing off six 12 ounce spamburgers in 12 minutes. Other events are fun for the whole family, such as the Spam toss, the Spam can relay, and the Spam call- akin to the hog call.

Down in deep south Austin, at 4422 Lareina Drive, lives a humble man by the name of Vince Hannemann. Hannemann lives in a modest home, and you’d never know his backyard houses the Cathedral of Junk. He began to build the cathedral in 1988, because it was fun, and it’s become his passion ever since. It’s made of improvised trusses that Hannemann has wrapped with wire and covered with over 60 tons of junk, ranging from discarded bicycles and lawnmowers to beer signs and unrecognizable flashing electronic parts. Wind turbines top two minarets, and once inside the cathedral, one can climb to different levels, or sit in the throne room and take in the vaulted ceilings. Many people bring along their own discarded items in hopes that it will become part of the cathedral, but Hannemann is a discerning builder, and only takes items he likes. The Cathedral of Junk has hosted events from weddings to bachelor parties, and CD release parties to school kids on field trips. Hannemann works during the week, but allows anyone interested to stop by on the weekends to walk around his backyard.

In 1963, UT English professor Lloyd Birdwell Jr. held a picnic on the UT campus for his students before final exams. The picnic’s theme revolved around the Winnie the Pooh character Eeyore. There was a trashcan full of lemonade, a slew of honey sandwiches, a donkey draped in flowers, and a maypole at the picnic. Eeyore’s Birthday Party was born. Since then, it’s been an annual tradition, and moved to its current location in Pease Park in 1974.

Today, the maypole and the donkey are still present at Eeyore’s Birthday Party, and the event is run by the Austin non-profit organization, Friends of the Forest, who set up local vendors for food and drink, and distribute the money brought in amongst local charities. Many costume clad Austinites show up on the last Saturday in April. There are games for kids to play, live music, and the ever present drums circles, sometimes numbering in the hundreds. Eeyore’s Birthday has become so popular that Friends of the Forest began bussing in attendees from downtown, due to the lack of parking near the event.

Spamarama, the Cathedral of Junk, and Eeyore’s Birthday Party all have one thing in common- they all began by people out to have fun. They are all unique, and have grown to become Austin institutions, and are truly keeping Austin weird.

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