Section 25-11-1 – Short Title.
Section 25-11-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and cited as the New Hire Act of 1997. (Acts 1997, No. 97-228, p. 373, §1.)
Section 25-11-10 – Reimbursement for Disclosure of Information.
Section 25-11-10 Reimbursement for disclosure of information. Pursuant to Section 303(h), Social Security Act, the unemployment compensation information shall be provided to the National Directory of New Hires on a reimbursable basis to the department in an amount which is determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be a reasonable payment for […]
Section 25-11-11 – Information to Be Provided to Child Support Enforcement Agencies.
Section 25-11-11 Information to be provided to child support enforcement agencies. Section 303(e), Social Security Act, requires states to provide certain unemployment compensation information to child support enforcement agencies. (1) The custodian of records is authorized to provide unemployment compensation information to a state or local child support agency, upon request, and for the purpose […]
Section 25-11-12 – Access to Records by Child Support Agencies.
Section 25-11-12 Access to records by child support agencies. State and local child support agencies may obtain access to department employment security records. Access shall be subject to safeguards, privacy, nonliability of entities that grant the access, and payment of any costs associated with granting the access. (Acts 1997, No. 97-228, p. 373, §12.)
Section 25-11-13 – Income Eligibility Verification System.
Section 25-11-13 Income Eligibility Verification System. (a) The state shall maintain an Income Eligibility Verification System (IEVS), which meets the requirements of Section 1137(a), Social Security Act, for the purpose of verifying income for determining welfare assistance eligibility. (b) Employers, including state and local government entities and labor organizations, shall submit quarterly wage reports to […]
Section 25-11-14 – Uncollected Food Stamp Overissuances.
Section 25-11-14 Uncollected food stamp overissuances. (a) An individual filing a new claim for unemployment compensation shall disclose at the time of filing such claim, on a form provided, whether he or she owes an uncollected food stamp overissuance. The secretary shall notify the appropriate Department of Human Resources agency of any individual who discloses […]
Section 25-11-15 – Department of Revenue to Furnish Information on Employers; Fee Reimbursed.
Section 25-11-15 Department of Revenue to furnish information on employers; fee reimbursed. (a) The State Department of Revenue shall furnish to the department information on all employers doing business in the state. This information shall identify all employers who have paid wages, as indicated by the Department of Revenue’s tax records. (b) The Department of […]
Section 25-11-16 – Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.
Section 25-11-16 Promulgation of rules and regulations. The secretary or the commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation and administration of this chapter pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. (Acts 1997, No. 97-228, p. 373, §16.)
Section 25-11-17 – Violation; Penalty.
Section 25-11-17 Violation; penalty. Any person or entity violating any provision of this chapter may be subject to an administrative penalty not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) per violation. The secretary shall have the authority to collect and deposit an administrative penalty in the Employment Security Administration Fund to be used in accordance with state […]
Section 25-11-2 – Legislative Findings and Intent.
Section 25-11-2 Legislative findings and intent. The Legislature finds that individuals need to take more personal responsibility for their actions. The Legislature further finds that certain individuals are not meeting their legal child support obligations. It is the express intent of the Legislature that individuals with legal child support obligations be located and required to […]
Section 25-11-3 – Definitions.
Section 25-11-3 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) CLAIM INFORMATION. Data related to whether an individual is receiving, has received, or has made application for unemployment compensation, the amount of such compensation being received or to be received by the individual, and the individual’s […]
Section 25-11-4 – Directory of New Hires.
Section 25-11-4 Directory of New Hires. There is hereby established, within the department, a State Directory of New Hires. (Acts 1997, No. 97-228, p. 373, §4.)
Section 25-11-5 – Reporting of New Hires, etc.; Duties of Department.
Section 25-11-5 Reporting of new hires, etc.; duties of department. (a) An employer shall report to the department, within seven days of hiring, each new hire, recall, or rehire. The information to be reported shall include the name, address, Social Security number, and date of hire of each newly hired, recalled, or rehired individual and […]
Section 25-11-6 – Quarterly Extracts of Reports to Secretary of Labor.
Section 25-11-6 Quarterly extracts of reports to Secretary of Labor. The State Directory of New Hires shall furnish on a quarterly basis, to the National Directory of New Hires, extracts of the reports required under Section 303(a)(6) of the Social Security Act to be made to the Secretary of Labor concerning the wages and unemployment […]
Section 25-11-7 – Entities With Access to Directory.
Section 25-11-7 Entities with access to directory. (a) The following entities shall have access to the information contained in the State Directory of New Hires: (1) The Department of Human Resources. (2) State agencies operating employment security and workers’ compensation programs. (3) State agencies responsible for administering a program specified in Section 1137(b), Social Security […]
Section 25-11-8 – Compliance With Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
Section 25-11-8 Compliance with Federal Unemployment Tax Act. (a) Pursuant to Section 3304(a)(16), Federal Unemployment Tax Act, in order for the state to be certified for tax credit, the custodian of records is specifically authorized to do the following, notwithstanding any law to the contrary: (1) Provide wage and unemployment compensation information to the Secretary […]
Section 25-11-9 – Compliance With Social Security Act.
Section 25-11-9 Compliance with Social Security Act. (a) Pursuant to Section 303(h), Social Security Act, in order for the state to receive administrative grants for unemployment compensation programs, the custodian of records shall, on a reimbursable basis, do the following: (1) Disclose quarterly to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, wage and claim information […]