SSN Policy Manual

Employment Issues

Dealing with Benefits Because certain deductions are not made for employees who do not have social security numbers, these employees fail to qualify for many benefits. compensation Worker's compensation i Social security Condition Use of a social security number is required to collect unemployment compensation. Because the employee fails to qualify, the employer should not pay taxes on these programs for each unenumerated worker. Employee social security number is not required for the employer's worker's compensation package if the worker's compensation is provided by a private insurance provider. However a social security number is required for State or federal administered insurance. The Social Security Administration uses the social

security account number to track the employees account. The employer does make co-payments to the worker's social security account and no money is withheld from the worker's pay. The worker has no social security benefits. Employee social security number is not required for private medical or dental insurance.

Medical or dental

Yes

insurance

Unenumerated employees should be made aware of the list of benefits that they are not entitled to and they should be encouraged to sign an awareness statement recognizing that fact and agreeing to the loss of certain benefits as a condition of their employment.

The Pro's and Con's of Hiring the Unenumerated Table 2 lists the various pro's and con's of dealing with enumerated and unenumerated employees and contractors.