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Department of Homeland Security Rescinds "No-Match" Rule

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published in the Federal Register a final rule rescinding the controversial “no-match” rule. The rule – which has been enjoined by a lawsuit filed in 2007 and therefore never implemented – created safe harbor procedures for employers that receive no-match letters from the Social Security Administration (SSA) or notice of suspect documents letters from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding their employees’ authorization to work in this country. Read the full story on Littler's Washington DC Employment Law Update blog.

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