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.
