Iron County Record | 1941-04-03 | Page 7 | Your Social Security

Your Social Security WAGE RECORD VITAL In the central office of the Social Security Board each employee's wages are recorded on a separate ledger sheet which has his name and Social Security number. Each quarter the employee's wages as reported re-ported by his employer are added on his ledger sheet by electrical posting machines. ' Wages of each employee covered by Old-Age and Survivors Insurance are credited to his account every three months as employers' reports are received by the Social Security Board. In nearly all Instances the employee's wages are reported under un-der the name and Social Security account number as they are shown on his account number card, and they are added on his ledger sheet In a matter of seconds. However, If some discrepancy turns up in the name or account number, the ledger sheet will not clear the machines used for posting post-ing wages. It Is thrown to one side and thereafter a check must be made to clear up the error. This necessitates asking the employer em-ployer to check back on his records and frequently he must call on the employee, If still In his employ, to get the correct Information. This annoyance and waste of time can be avoided if the employee's correct cor-rect name and 8oclal Security number num-ber are reported. If the mistake cannot be corrected, it might mean that some of the employee's wages could not be credited to him. Since the amount of insurance benefits for the worker or his family will be based on his wages, it is Important that the Social Security Se-curity Board's Record of his wages be accurate and complete.