Posted on 03/23/2008 12:30:31 PM PDT by Sammy67
SAN FRANCISCO - The Homeland Security Department is appealing a judge's ruling against its proposal to force employers to fire workers whose names don't match their Social Security numbers, and promises to try to make the policy a law.
A federal judge in San Francisco blocked the "no-match rule" in October, saying it would likely impose hardships on businesses and their workers. Employers would incur new costs to comply with the regulation that the government hasn't evaluated, and innocent workers unable to correct mistakes in their records in time would lose their jobs, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer wrote.
In a document issued late Friday, the department addressed several of the judge's concerns, saying among other things that the rule doesn't create new legal obligations for businesses.
"It simply outlines clear steps
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>A federal judge in San Francisco blocked the “no-match rule”<
Let me guess!
Another Clinton appointee?
IMHO, it appears as though “Judge” Breyer is trying to legalize identity theft. I love this country!
Next stop, the 9th Circus....(mispelling intentional)
Since when do liberals worry about the added burdens and costs of regulations on business? Am I in a time warp?
Complete nonsense....both the lawsuit and it’s claims.
How is DHS going to FORCE employers to fire employees who have no-match numbers, when DHS has NO way of knowing who those employers are?
Social Security does not share that information re non-compliant employers with DHS, nor is it required to.
Just another of Bush/DHS’s dog and pony shows.
But they legally can, and do share information. But you're right, they are not required to.
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