Immigration Law

"No-Match" Rule to be Rescinded

By John Combs

DHS announced that it will be proposing a new regulation rescinding the 2007 No-Match Rule, which was blocked by court order shortly after issuance and has never taken effect.  That rule established procedures that employers could follow if they received SSA No-Match letters or notices from DHS that called into question work eligibility information provided by employees.  The notices often informed an employer many months or even a year later that an employee?s name and Social Security Number provided for a W-2 earnings report did not match SSA records and often the problems were due to typographical errors or unreported name changes.  DHS claims the E-Verify system addresses data inaccuracies in a more timely manner and provides a more robust tool for identifying unauthorized workers.

Full post as published by Immigration Law for Employers on July 08, 2009 (boomark / email).