Table of Contents
- 1 Is it safe to give your Social Security number for a background check?
- 2 Why do jobs need your Social Security number?
- 3 What could be holding up my background check?
- 4 What happens in employment verification?
- 5 Do I need to verify a name and SSN for Wage Reporting?
- 6 Can I require my employees to show their tax ID cards?
Is it safe to give your Social Security number for a background check?
Providing a Social Security Number is an important step in the background check process. It provides information that Name and Date of Birth simply would not. For potential employees, it is not “illegal” to require them to disclose their SSN. And in order to protect your business and employees, it is necessary.
What happens if a background check is failed?
If you fail the background check, you will be notified and (as outlined above) furnished with a copy of the background check report, as well as a written explanation for the adverse action. Per the FCRA, you should have time to review these documents and respond before the decision is final.
Why do jobs need your Social Security number?
Your Social Security number provided in an online employment application will be used to identify your records, and for background checks and other requests for information about you from employers, schools, banks, and others who know you, to the extent allowed by law.
Does an employer need your Social Security number?
Employers may ask for a Social Security number before you’ve been hired, but it’s not mandatory to provide it, according to the Society of Human Resource Management. When you are hired, you will need to provide your Social Security number so your employer can do a background check.
What could be holding up my background check?
The primary factors that can delay a background check include: Inaccurate or Incomplete Applications– An inaccurate social security number, date of birth or name in a job application will delay a background screening. For example, a candidate may be known as Jon but his legal first name is Jonathan.
How do you know if you pass a background check?
How Do I Know If I Passed or Failed an Employer Background Check?
- Notifying the candidate, in writing, of the decision.
- Providing the candidate with information about the company that prepared the background check report—including company name, address, and phone number.
What happens in employment verification?
Employment history verification involves contacting each workplace listed in a candidate’s resume to confirm that the applicant was in fact employed there, to check what the applicant’s job title(s) were during their work tenure, and the dates of the applicant’s employment there.
Can I require my employees to show their Social Security cards?
According to the IRS, “You should ask the employee to show you his or her Social Security card.” This is true for businesses in Bangor, Maine, Merrimack, New Hampshire and everywhere in between. While the IRS does not say you should “require” that employees show you the card, you can certainly request that they do so.
Do I need to verify a name and SSN for Wage Reporting?
While not required, SSA provides a service for employers to verify a name and SSN for wage reporting purposes when you want additional assurance of an employee’s correct name and SSN. Since 1936, Social Security has issued over 30 different versions of the Social Security number (SSN) card which makes it difficult to recognize a valid card.
Why can’t I Find my Social Security card?
Since 1936, Social Security has issued over 30 different versions of the Social Security number (SSN) card which makes it difficult to recognize a valid card. Sometimes when you ask an employee to show you their card the card is not available. In either case, you don’t have to send them to a local Social Security office.
Can I require my employees to show their tax ID cards?
While the IRS does not say you should “require” that employees show you the card, you can certainly request that they do so. If the employee provides you with the card, you can make a photocopy of it.