The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-08-05
What's What About
Social Security Act

AS announcer service 10 us TedQSrS,
The Skyland Post each week will
give authoritative answers to ques-
tons on the Social Security law. By
special arrangement with D. w.
Lambert, acting manager of the So
cial Securiay board office at 302
post office building in Salibury, N.
c., the Social Security board has
consented to pass on the accuracy Of
answers to questions on Social Sc
curity, which may be asked by en-
ployers, employees, and others,
through The Skyland Post. Address
inquiries to the editor, The Skyland
Post, West jefferson, N. G. Answers
will be given here in the order in
which questions are received. This
is an international service and is
not legal advice or service. In keep
ing with Social Security Board poll
cy names will not be published
Editor.
(33) Question: My employer says
l have to fill out the enclosed ques-
tionnaire for the ocial Security
board. Does the Social Security
board want to know my religion
and what union 1 belong to, and
other things asked on this form?
Answer: No. The Social Security
board does not require you to fill
out such questionnaires as that you
sent with your letter. There has
been sent to you a copy of state
ment made public by G. r. Parker,
regional director, region w, warn
ing employers against distributing
unauthorized questionnaires A copy
of this statement will be sent to any
employer or employee who requests
it. The only information asked of
workers by the Social Security
board is embodied in the questions
on form SS-5, the employees appli-
cation for Social Security account
number. Investigation has disclosed
that some employers are using I'M
desirable questionnaires because
they have been minisformed and
they have been glad to dispense
with the Objectionable, complicated
forms when they have been told of
the simple record requirements of
the Social ecurity board. Inquiries
about such forms will be welcomed
from employers and employees at
their Social Security board field
office.
(34) Q. Is it true that every en-
ployer has to report the Social Sc
curity account number of every
employee who has worked for him
since last December 81? How am I i
going to report number for a man
who worked for me three months
ago, whose number I do not know?
A. Each employer must report not
only the name and the amount of
wages paid each person who has
worked for him between December
81 and June 80, but he also must re-
port social security account num-
Der for each employee. Employers |
must make reports on forms SS-2 |
and SS-2a. Copies of these forms !
may be obtained from the collector
of internal revenue or from your
nearest Social Security board field
office. If an employee has left your
service you should try to learn his
number from him. If you can not
learn his number directly from the
employee you should proceed as fol-
lows: Get form SS-5 from nearest
post office or Social Security board
field office. Answer questions on
form SS-5 to the best of your
knowledge. State reason for filing
it, such as: 'employee left my ser
vice Oh, without filing applica-
tion." Sign with your signature, fol-
lowed by the word employer. Send
completed form to your Social Sc
curity board field office. You will
receive notice of the proper number