Judge extends no-match letter order

***Update - Oct. 11, 2007 - Judge Suspends Key Bush Effort in Immigration - New York Times: Effort to Curb Illegal Workers' Hiring Blocked - Washington Post
A federal judge on Oct. 1 ruled to extend an injunction against the Department of Homeland Security no-match rule. The judge’s order stops the Social Security Administration from sending notices to about 140,000 employers across the country notifying them of the new rule, which would impact approximately 8 million workers. The extension comes as a result of a lawsuit filed in August by the AFL-CIO, the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Immigration Law Center and the Central Labor Council of Alameda (Calif.) County, along with other local labor organizations. In the lawsuit, the groups charge that the rule violates the law and workers’ rights, imposes burdensome obligations on employers, and will cause discrimination against workers who are perceived to be immigrants. The judge hopes to rule on the case within the next few days.

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