Sample Employer Letter For Social Security Number Application (Page 2 of 3) in pdf

Sample Employer Letter For Social Security Number Application Page 2

Employers are required to abide by Federal and State laws with respect to the payment of wages

to employees who have completed the agreed-to amount of work. See the U.S. Department of

Labor website that discusses the basic requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Each state has its own payday requirements. A comprehensive list can be found on the

Department of Labor’s website at: We strongly

recommend that an employer and/or their payroll or HR departments check Federal and State

labor laws and their own legal counsel before withholding wages from their employees. There is

no provision in the Social Security Act (the Act) that requires employers to already have their

prospective employees’ SSNs prior to hiring them. Neither is there any provision in the Act that

prohibits an employee from beginning work if he or she has not yet obtained an SSN.

SAMPLE LETTER ON PAGE 3 BELOW

The employment must not have conditions. For example, the letter must not state that

employment is conditional on receiving a Social Security Number. The Social Security Number

is for tax purposes only, not employment eligibility or verification.

Sample Employer Letter For Social Security Number Application Page 2