Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:564 – Violations
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:564
- disclosure: means the release of information or data with the consent, as indicated by a signed consent form, of the individual or individuals to whom the information pertains by either the division of unemployment insurance or the housing authority. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:561
- Information: means wage record and unemployment compensation information. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:561
- Louisiana Workforce Commission: means the Louisiana Workforce Commission and its subdivisions, including the office of unemployment insurance administration, or its successor. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:561
- Participating housing authority: means a housing authority that has entered into a cooperative agreement with the state Louisiana Workforce Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:561
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Wage record: means wage record information reported to the state by employers on a quarterly basis as provided in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:561
A. Any person who knowingly and willfully requests or obtains any wage record or unemployment compensation information under false pretense, or who knowingly and willfully discloses any such information in any manner to any individual not entitled under law to receive it shall be subject to criminal and civil penalties under all appropriate federal and state laws, including La. Rev. Stat. 23:1660(C) related to the improper disclosure of wage records and unemployment compensation data and federal penalties for improper disclosure of information of public housing authority records which are covered under the Privacy Act of 1974.
B. The contact person at any participating housing authority receiving wage record and unemployment insurance information shall promptly report any suspected or known request or disclosure violations to the Louisiana Workforce Commission and shall immediately deny the persons involved further access to such information.
Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.