California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 1 - Employment Development Department › Subdivision 1 - Director of Employment Development › Division 1 - Unemployment and Disability Compensation › Part 2 - Disability Compensation › Chapter 2 - Disability Benefits › Article 4 - Filing, Determination and Payment of Disability Benefit Claims › Section 2706-8 - Identity and Wage Verification for State Disability Insurance Benefits

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) For the purpose
						  of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:
(b) "Social Security Number," and "Social
						  Security Account Number," both mean the nine-digit account number issued by the
						  Social Security Administration to an individual for the purpose of recording
						  that individual's earnings or for use by that individual when required by
						  federal law to receive a benefit or service.
(c) "Social Security Number Verification"
						  means verification of the social security number, received by the department
						  from the claimant, by either submission of a copy of the claimant's annual
						  statement issued to the claimant by the Social Security Administration, or by
						  verification of that claimant's social security number submitted to the
						  department directly from the Social Security Administration.
(d) "Photo Identification" means an unexpired
						  official document, excluding a voter identification card, issued by a local,
						  state, or federal agency, or a foreign government entity, which contains a
						  claimant's photograph, first and last name, and date of birth.
(e) "Date of Birth Verification" means a
						  certified birth certificate issued by a local, state, or federal agency, or a
						  foreign government entity, or other official certification of the claimant's
						  birth.
(f) "Address Verification"
						  means verification of an original utility bill (e.g., electricity, gas,
						  garbage, water, or sewer), television service bill (e.g., cable, satellite),
						  internet service bill, telephone or cellular bill, insurance document or other
						  correspondence from a bank or similar institution, a current residential rental
						  or lease agreement; or a mortgage statement; provided the document shows the
						  claimant's name and residence address. If the claimant does not have a
						  residence address but has a Post Office Box or a Personal Mail Box, address
						  verification must consist of the individual providing proof that he or she is
						  the renter or the authorized user of the box.
(g) "Proof of Wages Earned" means a copy of
						  that claimant's Wage and Tax Statement(s) (Form W-2), issued for the base
						  period of the claim, or Income Tax Declaration(s) for the base period of the
						  claim, or check stubs issued by the claimant's employer(s) during the base
						  period of the claim, or a pay statement issued by the claimant's employer(s)
						  for the base period of the claim. The check stubs or pay statement must contain
						  the claimant's:
(1) first name or initial and
						  last name.
(2) social security
						  number.
(3) name of
						  employer.
(4) the date the check
						  stub or pay statement was issued, or the pay period for which the check stub or
						  pay statement was issued.