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“No Match” letters for Social Security Numbers (SSN)- Employer Information

November 22, 2010- The U.S. Department of Justice issued guidelines on what employers should and should not do when an employee’s name and social security number do not match. When faced with this situation, employers should not immediately assume that the no-match reveals information in regards to the employee’s immigration status or actual work authority. The no-match could simply be a result of an administrative error. For this reason employers are encouraged to check the reported no-match information against personnel records as well as with the employee.

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Name and Social Security Number (SSN) “No-Matches”- Information for Employees

November 22, 2010- The U.S. Department of Justice issued general information for employees on what they should know and what they may request if faced with a situation in which their name and social security number do not match. Employees should know that no-matches can result from simple administrative errors. Employees are also entitled to request notice from their employer of the nature and source of any reported no-matches as well as continued employment while attending to and resolving a reported no-match. The Office of Special Counsel’s hotline is available to employees if an employer does not comply with such requests.

Review Name and Social Security Number (SSN) "No-Matches" Information for Employees

Chicago Tribune Reports on Firm’s Summary Judgment Win in Will County Sheriff’s Sexual Harassment Case

Date: January 6, 2012

The Chicago Tribune reported on a case in which our law firm represented a former Will County correctional officer who alleges that she, along with other female officers, was subjected to a pattern of sexual harassment and intimidation by male correctional officers. The judge denied in part the Defendants’ motion to dismiss the case and awarded our client a jury trial. [Read Chicago Tribune Article].

 

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