Federal Judge Blocks "No Match" Rule
Posted by Nancy G. Berner
U.S. District Court Judge Charles M. Breyer granted a preliminary injunction against the so-called “no match” program that would require employers to verify Social Security numbers and terminate workers whose numbers did not match official records. In a ruling issued on October 10, 2007, Judge Breyer granted the preliminary injunction after extending a restraining order blocking the Department of Homeland Security from implementing the rule until the lawsuit brought in August by a coalition of immigration and labor groups (including the American Civil Liberties Union, the AFL-CIO, and the United States Chamber of Commerce) is heard at trial.
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