# IRCA — US federal employment law thresholds by employee count

For IRCA, full name is Immigration Reform and Control Act; employee threshold is 1; requirement is requires you to only hire and retain employees who are legally authorized to work in the United States, verified against its source on 2026-08-04.

- **Law:** IRCA
- **Full name:** Immigration Reform and Control Act
- **Employee threshold:** 1
- **Requirement:** requires you to only hire and retain employees who are legally authorized to work in the United States

## What the source says

> Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) The <https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/1200> Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) requires you to only hire and retain employees who are legally authorized to work in the United States.

## Source

- https://stratus.hr/resources/federal-law-breakdown-how-many-employees

Last verified: 2026-08-04. Review by: 2027-08-04.
Part of [US federal employment law thresholds by employee count](https://referencesource.org/regulatory-threshold-triggers/).