The Omaha guide., 1938-06-25
Have You
Your
Social Security
Number?

Lincoln, Nebraska, June 23-
Many Nebraska wage n who
are eligible for unemployment com
pensation benefits, when they be-
come payable under the Nebras-
ka law after January l 1899 may
find difficulty in proving their
claims due to lack of a Social Sc
curity account number, it was
pointed out in a statement issued
by r. T. Malone, Director of the
Nebraska Unemployment Com
pensation Division. Cooperation
of employers in reporting or
rect records for each employee
has been asked to assure prompt
payment of benefit claims.
= a'In checking over workers re-
ports filed with the division by
employers of eight or mere 0
keHs, who are therefore subject
to the law, we find that many eli
gible Nebraska workers have fail
ed either to apply for their Social
Security account number or have
lost the number after it was is
sued" said Malone. Between
5000 and 1000 errors have been
found in workers wage reports,
which must be corrected.
every covered worker wheth-
err under or over 65 years of age
must have "a Social Security &C
count number, so that an accur-
ate check on his accumulated
wage redits can be kept. Work
ers who have not previously Sc
cured a Social Security number
should write Immediately to the
naarest Social Security field of
fec for a new number. Nebras-
ka offices Of the Social Security
Board are located at Omaha Lin
coin and North Platte"
Wage reports and contributions
for the second quarter of 1888,
which ends June 80, may be filed
and paid after July l, and must
BIZ submitted not later than July
81.
"Scme Nebraska workers have
obtaired more than one Social
Security number, secured while
working for different employers
said Malone '"This is confusing
and means that such a person
when fling a claim for benfits
when unemployed in 1889 with
the Unemployment Compensation
Division may experience delay
through the duplication of num-
bers or may not receive the full
weekly unemployment benefits to
which he would be entitled, due
to the fact that his wage records
from which benefit amounts are
computed would be listed under
several different accounts. With
two Social Security account num-
bers for the same worker, records
OF the Division would possibly
consider the worker as two sep
arate persons
When the original Social Sec
urity mmber is lost, the worker
should notify his empl yer and
Immediately secure a duplicate and
. not . new number from the near
est Social Security Board field
office.
Women who continue to work
after marriage, should also apply
to the SocialSecurity Board offices
for a change Of name on their
original account number, so that
their wage records may be accur-
ate.
The Nebraska Unemployment
Compensation Lewiston in a letter
to liable employers states: "The
Importance of accurate Social Sc
curity account numbers may be
appreciated by the fact that appli-
cation for benefits after January,
1899, by an individual with an
erroneous number would cause
considerable anrt eyanoe to the
employer, Inv addition to leopard
izing the workers calm. Much
future correspondence and incon-
venience will be saved employees
in getting these numbers correct
ly at this time. for all employees.
Employers will also be protecting
their owr accounts against the
possibility of erroneous charges
which would adversely affect their
future merit rating. bv means of
which wage contributions in the
future may be materially reduced.
Correct spelling Of oiven name
and family name is the first essen
tial requirement for workers WAGE
records and the Nebraska Unem-
ployment Wivision requests en-
ployers and workers to assure
that each worker be listed under
the same name and initials when
quarterly reports are filed.
The fact that hundreds Of per-
sons living in Nebraska. who work
for employers coycrel by the law,
have the same family name, rs for
example "Smith or Jones, re-
ouires careful checking by both
name mad Social Security number
to assure accurate workers wage
records.
Every worker should safeguard