Committee approves conditional amendment to make Social Security number optional on labor forms
Following staff concerns the department lacked statutory authority to require Social Security numbers on workers' compensation forms, the department agreed to make the field optional and the committee approved an oral conditional amendment.
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Committee staff identified a statutory problem: the Department of Labor's proposed rule included a mandatory Social Security number field on workers' compensation claim forms but the department lacks statutory authority to require SSNs. Cassie Abbott, the department's legal and legislative liaison, said the department's current practice treats Social Security numbers as optional and that using SSNs improves precision when processing claims.
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