Plagued by controversy and legal battles, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is rescinding the 2007 No-Match Rule in a regulation to be published in the October 7 Federal Register. The No-Match rule was intended to establish safe-harbor procedures for employers to follow if they received Social Security Administration (SSA) No-Match letters or DHS notices that questioned work eligibility information provided by employees. SSA no-match notices are sent to employers when an employee's name and Social Security Number provided for a W-2 earnings report do not match SSA records. Issued under the Bush administration in 2007, the No-Match Rule was blocked by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California shortly after issuance and was never implemented. Andria Lure Ryan 1500 Resurgens Plaza 945 East Paces Ferry Road Atlanta, GA 30326 Tel: (404) 240-4219 Fisher & Phillips LLP www.laborlawyers.com

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