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Senate Advances Bill Letting Workforce Services Warn Victims of Social Security Misuse
Summary
The Senate advanced S.B.15 to allow Workforce Services employees to notify rightful owners (or parents of minors) when wages are reported under their Social Security numbers and to lower penalties linked to disclosure, following testimony about widespread misuse discovered in agency wage-data matches.
Senators on Jan. 11 advanced S.B.15, sponsored by Senator Walker, a measure designed to let Workforce Services frontline staff inform victims when their Social Security numbers are being misused and to adjust criminal penalties for staff who disclose information improperly.
Senator Walker said Workforce Services' internal wage-matching report showed roughly 1,200 cases where wages were reported under Social Security…
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