do prospective companies need your Social Security card?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by zoekatya, Sep 15, 2014.

  1. zoekatya

    zoekatya Medium Load Member

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    I lost mine. Do they just need your social security number or do you have to bring the card. I just ordered a new birth certificate. Will my birth certificate and my CDL be good enough for employment?
     
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  3. ncmickey

    ncmickey Road Train Member

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    You need the card
     
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  4. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    Never think giving your employer your ssn will be good enough,they need to make copy of your card for their records.But if you don't have your card your birth certificate should be fine.Also they may require you to bring your social security card next time you get home.
     
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  5. 77smartin

    77smartin Road Train Member

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    Go to the SS office and apply for a new one, they will give you a paper saying you have applied for a new one....should be sufficient. Ask the company to be sure.
     
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  6. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    i've never shown my DL or SS card untill the day i start and am filling out my w-2's.

    but that's just the way it's worked for me. i'm sure some of you will have had different experiences.

    i think i had to supply my birth certificate for schooling though. can't remember on that one. and if i did, it would be the only one. i stay away from megas.
     
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  7. 12 ga

    12 ga THE VIEW FROM MY OFFICE

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    They are supposed to require that you furnish three pieces of identification under Federal law.
     
  8. CrappieJunkie

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    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    A few drivers have posted they were sent home during orientation for not having an original Social Security Card; photo copy won't do.
     
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  10. lfod14

    lfod14 Road Train Member

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    No, you do not need it. A drivers lic and a Birth Certificate is sufficient.

    No, you do not.


    Please cite that law. Per the IRS you do not need 3 pieces. One from column A or 2 from B and C. Refer to I-9 Instructions
    http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-9.pdf

    Direct Quote from IRS I-9 form "Employers CANNOT specify which document(s) they will accept from an employee."

    I've never given an employer my SS card. They get the #, not the card.
     
  11. buzzarddriver

    buzzarddriver Road Train Member

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    Well, my company will not hire you without seeing the SSA Card itself. No photo copy, either.
    People have been sent home from orientation and told not to return without it.
     
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