- Do not use SSNVS before hiring an employee.
- While the service is available to all employers and third-party submitters,
it can only be used to verify current or former employees and only
for wage reporting (Form W-2) purposes.
- Social Security will review usage of SSNVS to ensure that employers
are using it for the proper purposes.
- Do not use SSNVS to take punitive action against an employee whose name
and Social Security number do not match Social Security's records.
- A mismatch does not imply that the employer or the employee intentionally
provided incorrect information.
- A mismatch does not make any statement about an employee's immigration
status and is not a basis, in and of itself, for taking any adverse
action against an employee. Doing so could subject you to anti-discrimination
or labor law sanctions.
- Third party use of SSNVS is strictly limited to organizations that contract
with employers to either handle the wage reporting responsibilities or perform
an administrative function directly related to annual wage reporting responsibilities
of hired employees.
- It is not proper to use SSNVS for non-wage reporting purposes, such as
identity, credit checks, mortgage applications, etc.
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