AFL-CIO v. Chertoff
What's at Stake
AFL-CIO, ACLU and National Immigration Law Center Challenge New Homeland Security Rule
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Summary
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the ACLU, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and the Central Labor Council of Alameda County along with other local labor movements filed a lawsuit charging that a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule will threaten jobs of U.S. citizens and other legally authorized workers simply because of errors in the government's inaccurate social security earnings databases. The rule violates workers' rights and imposes burdensome obligations on employers who receive Social Security Administration (SSA) "no-match" letters that inform an employer of alleged discrepancies between employee records and the SSA database.
Under the new rule, many U.S. citizens and legally authorized workers could be required to be terminated if their erroneous SSA records are not fixed within 90 days of an SSA "no-match" letter being sent to an employer.
Legal Documents
- 09/11/2007
AFL-CIO v. Chertoff - Motion for Preliminary Injunction: Appendix C
Date Filed: 09/11/2007
Download Document- 08/29/2007
AFL-CIO v. Chertoff - Complaint
Press Releases
Government Terminates "No Match" Rule Harmful To Legal Workers
Government Rescinds "No Match" Rule Harmful To Legal Workers
Grupos que luchan por los derechos civiles, las políticas migratorias y los derechos laborales presentan nuevas evidencias acerca del impacto devastador de la regla de “no concuerda” (“no match”)
Civil Rights, Immigration Policy And Workers' Rights Groups Present New Evidence On Devastating Impact Of "No Match" Rule
Civil Rights Coalition Charges That Republished "No Match" Rule Will Hurt American Workers
Government Abandons Current "No Match" Rule Harmful to Legal Workers