I-9 and Document Discrepencies
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HELP!!! We have recently acquired a company that has several Mexican workers. We are trying to verify proper documentation on each person. I-9 info forwarded to us from the previous employer has, in several cases, different names on the copies of their Permanent Resident Card compared to the copy of their SS card. We contacted the SS Department to see which name we should use for payroll records, and were told the numbers we gave them were not assigned to anyone! Should we release these people until they can show us proper paperwork? Are we responsible to even check with SS to verify that the number is valid?
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Like Don said, if the numbers are not a match then suspend them to allow them to get it sorted out with the SSA, and you probably won't hear back from them.
If you suspend, as we did at our company, give them a time limit. Our INS (as it was known about 6 months ago) agent told us 3 days & our lawyer said 5. We gave them 5 days to get their paperwork together or face termination.
Chari