One of G.W. Bush’s controversial acts as president was issuing the no-match rule. When employers pay social security taxes, the Social Security Administration (SSA) allocates a certain amount to each employee based on that employee’s social security number. All is well and good when the employer provided numbers match the numbers on file with the
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Homeland Security Issues Final Supplemental “No-Match” Rule
By Dennis Westlind on
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Yesterday the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a supplemental final rule regarding employers’ obligations upon receiving a "no match" letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA). (A "no match" letter states that an employee’s reported Social Security number appears invalid). The final rule is identical to the department’s previous rule, which was blocked from implementation by a California…