Re: Soc. Sec. # on Official Records

[Brent Rogers <brogers@MPS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>]

I'm a little confused by this statement.  Does "...deny services on the
grounds of refusal to disclose a SSN..."  equate to denial of employment? 
I can't see working if I'm not going to be paid, and if I'm not mistaken,
if you're an American citizen, you have to supply your SSN in order to draw
a paycheck.  That being said, couldn't the folks in dosimetry just call the
folks in payroll and obtain the refusers SSN?  Would there be something
specifically illegal with that?  Is payroll duty-bound not to supply the
workers SSN to dosimetry?  To me, this would deem the discussion on this
subject kind of moot.

Of course, normally I wouldn't have jumped in on this discussion, but I"m
guessing the listserv will be a little slow this week.

-Brent Rogers
mailto: brogers@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu


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> From: Jeff Eichorst <u112237@lanl.GOV>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.EDU>
> Subject: Re: Soc. Sec. # on Official Records
> Date: Monday, June 30, 1997 11:34 AM
> 
> Bob,
> What you say is true, but nonetheless, these organizations that you
mention
> can not require you to use your SSN for these purposes (except maybe the
> military, who for all intents and purposes owns you).  It is illegal to
deny
> services on the grounds of refusal to disclose a SSN.  Of course SSN and
IRS
> are exempt.
> 
> Jeff Eichorst
>