Editing Background check (section)

== Identity and address verification ==
A fraudulent SSN may be indicative of [[identity theft]], incorrect claims of [[citizenship]] status, or concealment of a "past life". Background screening firms usually perform a Social Security trace to determine where the applicant or employee has lived. The hiring of undocumented workers has become an increasing issue for American businesses since the formation of the [[Department of Homeland Security]] and its [[Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] (ICE) division, as immigration raids have forced employers to consider including legal working status as part of their background screening process.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} All employers are required to keep government Form I-9 documents on all employees and some states mandate the use of the federal [[E-Verify]] program to research the working status of [[Social Security number]]s. With increased concern for right-to-work issues, many outsourcing companies are sprouting in the marketplace to help automate and store Form I-9 documentation.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Income tax plus employees' and employers' social security contributions|date=2010-05-11|doi = 10.1787/tax_wages-2009-grapho_1-en}}</ref>