Social Security Numbers

Background Checking – Social Security Numbers in The State of Washington

Details the process an employee screener or background checker could follow to obtain SSN in WA

When social security numbers (SSNs) were first issued in 1936, the government specified that they were solely to be used for the purpose of calculating social security benefits. Today SSNs are the number one identifier for US citizens. As early as the 1970s, SSNs were even printed on a driver’s license; but, today, they are [...]

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