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The Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 is a form issued by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services to verify the identity and employment eligibility of workers within the United States. U.S. Employers must require all employees, both citizens and non-citizens, to complete an I-9 and present supporting documentation, such as a passport or green card. less -

The Approaching Social Security Number No-Match Flood

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 5/28/2025

Employers should be aware that we anticipate a flood of Social Security Number (SSN) no-match letters in the coming weeks. In the world of I-9 compliance, companies are stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place. On...more

Social Security Administration Will Discontinue Sending No-Match Letters to Employers – For Now

Fisher Phillips on 5/7/2021

In recent years, a large number of U.S. employers have received letters from the Social Security Administration advising them that one or more of their employees submitted a Form W-2 with a name that does not match their...more

After Brief COVID-Related Hiatus, Employers Face Return of Social Security Administration “No-Match” Letters

Littler on 1/13/2021

During the early months of the pandemic, the Social Security Administration (SSA) took a break from issuing “no-match” letters to employers. It appears that towards the end of 2020, however, the SSA has resumed this practice....more

Social Security Administration Office Closures and Impact on Social Security Number Issuance

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/1/2020

With the closure of Social Security Administration (SSA) offices in the wake of COVID-19, we are receiving questions concerning the impact on work authorization for individuals who may have recently entered the U.S. in a...more

SCOTUS Rules States May Use Information “Contained” in Form I-9 to Prosecute Identity Theft

Littler on 3/13/2020

On March 3, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), in a 5-4 ruling, agreed with the State of Kansas that it could use the state’s identity theft statutes to prosecute three separate criminal cases where the...more

Scared to Check the Mail? Employers Face the Return of No-Match Letters

Littler on 10/31/2019

In the spring of 2019, the Social Security Administration (SSA) renewed its practice of sending employment eligibility correction request notices (known as “no-match letters”) to employers. The SSA had discontinued the...more

Federal Immigration Investigations Increase Dramatically

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 10/9/2019

Given an increase in federal investigations, employers in industries paying hourly wages should prepare now for I-9 audits and investigations to ensure compliance with federal immigration laws. Recent raids on seven...more

SSA No-Match Letters – What You Need to Know

Burr & Forman on 9/25/2019

The Social Security Administration (SSA) resumed sending Employer Correction Request Notices, more commonly referred to as “No-Match Letters”, to employers in the Spring of 2019, following a seven-year period with no issuance...more

Social Security Administration Resumes Issuing “No-Match” Letters

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 7/22/2019

Employers must understand what they can and cannot do now that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is once again issuing Social Security “no-match” letters. Employers are more likely to receive such notices than at any...more

Navigating Your Response to a Social Security Administration No-Match Letter

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/20/2019

Since early April, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has resumed mailing EDCOR (“educational correspondence”) notices to employers who have filed Forms W-2 for employees that contain discrepancies between the names and...more

Don’t Freeze Up: Know What to Do When ICE Comes Knocking

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/20/2019

Employers should understand how to handle I-9 inspections by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and proactively prepare for possible enforcement actions to avoid penalties and prosecution. While the uptick of ICE’s...more

Important Recent Developments in Business Immigration Law

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 6/5/2019

Consulates Now Requesting Social Media Information From Visa Applicants A new State Department policy requires all U.S. visa applicants to submit information about social media accounts (such as Facebook, Twitter or...more

A Slightly Different Twist on the Social Security Administration’s Resurgent No-Match Letters

Alston & Bird on 5/17/2019

Our Labor & Employment Group examines the implications of the Trump Administration’s revival of no-match letters and why companies need to keep their heads out of the sand....more

Social Security No-Match Letters Are Back And Should Not Be Ignored

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 5/17/2019

After a break of several years, employers are again receiving “no-match” letters from the Social Security Administration. The purpose of the letters, now formally called Employer Correction Requests, is to inform employers...more

They're Back: How to Respond to Social Security Employer Correction Request Notices

Dentons on 5/7/2019

Last seen in large numbers in the George W. Bush Administration, the Social Security Administration (SSA) began mailing Employer Correction Request (EDCOR) Notices (aka “no match” letters) in March 2019. The notices are...more

Balancing Employer Obligations to Verify Employee Information

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 4/30/2019

Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), employers must verify the identity and employment authorization of each person hired after November 6, 1986. This verification process is documented by completing and...more

Return of SSA No-Match Letters

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 4/22/2019

Employers are again receiving “no-match letters” from the Social Security Administration (SSA). No-match letters—called Employer Correction Requests—will be sent when SSA discovers a mismatch between information provided by...more

Social Security No-Match Letters: Three Reminders

Husch Blackwell LLP on 4/18/2019

This Spring, the Social Security Administration (SSA) began mailing Employer Correction Request Notices (known informally as “No-Match Letters”) to employers that submitted at least one Form W-2 where the name and Social...more

Social Security No-Match Letters Are Back

Fox Rothschild LLP on 4/17/2019

In March 2019, the Social Security Administration resumed issuance of Employer Correction Request Notices, commonly referred to as “Social Security No-Match Letters.” The No-Match Letters are being sent to businesses...more

Compliance News Flash

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 4/24/2017

This week’s news flash – a quick overview of timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important to your organization. 1. Massachusetts employers and consumer reporting agencies (i.e., background...more

I-9 Alert: USCIS Reveals Social Security Number Glitch in Early Days of New Form's Release

Clark Hill PLC on 4/20/2017

Employers who downloaded the current Form I-9 and completed it electronically between November 14 and November 17, 2016 should check completed Forms I-9 for Social Security number glitch. Employers should be using Form...more

Form I-9 Alert!: Social Security Number Glitch

Fox Rothschild LLP on 4/20/2017

On April 17, 2017, USCIS alerted stakeholders concerning a glitch on the Form I-9. The glitch specifically relates to any Form I-9 downloaded between November 14, 2016 and November 17, 2016 and the employee’s Social...more

Reminder: Glitch in Form I-9 in November 2016

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/18/2017

USCIS is reminding employers that if they are continuing to use a Form I-9 (“Smart Form”) that was downloaded between November 14 (when the form first became available) and November 17, 2016, they should download, save, and...more

SSN Mistake Leads To Million Dollar Verdict - How Can You Avoid A Similar Fate?

Fisher Phillips on 8/2/2016

A federal court in California recently ruled that a job applicant’s admission that he used a false Social Security Number (SSN) cannot be the basis for disqualifying him from employment on good moral character grounds. The...more

Form 1095-C and I-9 Compliance: How to handle "mismatches"

Dentons on 7/27/2016

Employers complying with the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) by filing Form 1095-C increasingly face another question: Are they in compliance with their I-9 obligations? The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires employers with...more

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