OVERHILL FARMS, INC V. LOPEZ Part-I
In 2009, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) informed plaintiff Overhill Farms, Inc. (Overhill) that 231 of its then-current employees had provided invalid social security numbers. Overhill was advised its use of invalid tax identification information exposed it to the imposition of penalties and criminal liability. Overhill contacted the employees identified by the IRS, advised them that their social security numbers were invalid according to the IRS, and provided them the opportunity to correct the erroneous information to avoid the termination of their employment with Overhill. One of the identified employees provided Overhill information showing that the employee's invalid social security number was an error. The remainder of the identified employees either admitted they had submitted an invalid social security number and were not authorized to work in the United States, or ignored Overhill's requests for information; their employment with Overhill was thereafter terminated.
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