This Law Firm Publication by Fisher & Phillips LLP discusses an amendment to the Tennessee Lawful Employment Act (TLEA). The TLEA, which applies to all employers with six or more employees, currently provides employers with the option of either using E-Verify or requesting and retaining certain documents from each employee to determine the workers' employment eligibility. On April 21, 2016, Tennessee's governor signed the amendment, which drops the document retention option for Tennessee employers with 50 or more employees, and requires them to use E-Verify once the law becomes effective on January 1, 2017. The publication also addresses the specific penalties for violating the TLEA and notes that enforcement of TLEA compliance has risen in recent months.