The U.S. Dept. of Justice Dec. 4 filed an appeal to a federal district court's injunction against the Dept. of Homeland Security's "no-match rule," firing the latest salvo in a battle between the government and business and labor groups.
The no-match rule would require employers to terminate employees who receive "no-match" letters from the Social Security Administration if they cannot resolve the discrepancy between the employee's name and his or her social security number within 90 days. Employers that do not comply could face criminal prosecution.