Utah Code 35A-7-105. Requirements of the new hire registry
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(1) Within five business days after receiving information described in Section 35A-7-104, the department shall:
Terms Used In Utah Code 35A-7-105
- Compensation: means payment owed by an employer for labor or services performed by an employee. See Utah Code 35A-7-102
- Department: means the Department of Workforce Services created in Section 35A-1-103. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
- Employee: means an individual who is an employee within the meaning of Chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. See Utah Code 35A-7-102
- Employer: includes any governmental entity and any labor organization. See Utah Code 35A-7-102
- Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Registry: means the centralized new hire registry created in Section 35A-7-103. See Utah Code 35A-7-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) enter the information into the registry;
(1)(b) conduct an automated comparison of the social security numbers reported by employers and the social security numbers appearing in the records of the Office of Recovery Services beginning May 1, 1998; and
(1)(c) when an information comparison reveals a positive match between an individual’s social security number and the child support records, provide the following information to the Office of Recovery Services:
(1)(c)(i) the name, address, and social security number of the individual; and
(1)(c)(ii) the name, address, and federal tax number of the individual’s employer.
(2) Beginning May 1, 1998, within two business days after information described in Section 35A-7-104 is entered into the registry, matched, and reported to the Office of Recovery Services, the Office of Recovery Services shall transmit a notice to the employer directing the employer to withhold the employee‘s wages in an amount equal to the employee’s monthly or other periodic support obligation.
(3) Within three business days after information described in Section 35A-7-104 is entered into the registry, the department shall furnish that information to the National Directory of New Hires.
(4) The department shall, on a quarterly basis, furnish to the National Directory of New Hires extracts of the reports required under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 303(a)(6), to be made to the Secretary of Labor concerning the wages and unemployment compensation paid to individuals by such dates, in such format, and containing such information as specified in federal regulations.
(5) State agencies operating employment security and workers’ compensation programs may have access to the information in the registry for purposes of administering those programs.