SSA is sending DECOR letters only to workers (see "DECOR employee letter," below), and will not send tax year 2007 EDCOR letters "before the litigation [see above] is settled."
Types / Copies of "No-Match" Letters
There are three types of letters sent by SSA, and one U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) "insert letter."
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DECOR employee letter, or "Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance: Request for Employee Information" (SSA letter sent directly to workers, PDF)
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DECOR employer letter, or "Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance: Request for Employer Information" (SSA letter sent to employers about individual workers, PDF)
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EDCOR letter, or "Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance: Employer Correction Request" (SSA letter sent to an employer about a group of workers, PDF)*
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U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) "Insert Letter" (ICE letter included with the EDCOR letter sent by SSA (see above))*
* On Aug. 31, 2007, a federal district court issued a temporary order barring the government from sending out the EDCOR and ICE insert letters. See "Court Halts Government from Implementing Flawed Social Security No-Match Rule."
