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DHS renews Social Security "No Match" bid, puts employers on the spot
By Louis Chunovic, Senior Editor
Published April 1st, 2008
The Department of Homeland Security’s controversial proposed No-Match program that would force employers to fire workers if their names don’t match their Social Security numbers is being re-worked by the department, which hopes new rules will enable the program to become law. The original attempt was blocked by a federal judge in San Francisco last October. Las week, the department issued a 44-page "supplemental" document designed to address several of the concerns Judge Charles Breyer raised in his ruling. Under the DHS proposals, employers who fail to resolve SSN and W-2 discrepancies could face criminal or civil charges.
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