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Social Security 'no-match letters' carry new impact

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This article originally appeared in the August 1-2, 2006 edition of Boca Raton News, www.bocanews.com. Reprinted with permission.

It is a violation of federal law for an employer to knowingly hire or continue to employ an alien not authorized to work in the U.S. and all employers are required to verify the identity and work authorization of all newly hired employees. In their weekly Boca Raton News column, Hodgson Russ partners Larry Corman and Glenn Rissman discuss the impact of a proposed Department of Homeland Security rule on the Social Security Administration's Form I-9 employment verification process.