Montana Code 39-51-501. State-federal cooperation
39-51-501. State-federal cooperation. (1) (a) In the administration of this chapter, the department shall:
Terms Used In Montana Code 39-51-501
- Benefits: means the money payments payable to an individual, as provided in this chapter, with respect to the individual's unemployment. See Montana Code 39-51-201
- Department: means the department of labor and industry provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 17. See Montana Code 39-51-201
- Fund: means the unemployment insurance fund established by this chapter to which all contributions and payments in lieu of contributions must be paid and from which all benefits provided under this chapter must be paid. See Montana Code 39-51-201
- State: includes , in addition to the states of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Canada. See Montana Code 39-51-201
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(i)afford reasonable cooperation to every agency of the United States charged with the administration of any unemployment insurance law;
(ii)disclose wage and other required information to authorized recipients as provided by 42 U.S.C. § 503; and
(iii)establish necessary safeguards to ensure that any information disclosed is used only for the purposes outlined in 42 U.S.C. § 503.
(b)The department may charge fees commensurate with the costs of providing any information pursuant to subsection (1)(a) and shall deposit the fees in the state special revenue fund.
(2)The department shall cooperate with the secretary of labor in the administration of any act of congress establishing unemployment insurance benefits or similar benefits for federal employees and veterans or ex-service personnel of the armed forces of the United States and shall do so in a manner considered advisable and expedient in order to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
(3)The department is authorized to perform any acts, including the execution of agreements and contracts that may be required under and pursuant to any act passed by the congress of the United States, authorizing the extension of unemployment insurance benefits by federal law if the department in its discretion considers it advisable to perform such acts.
(4)Upon request, the department shall furnish to any agency of the United States charged with the administration of public works or assistance through public employment the name, address, ordinary occupation, and employment status of each recipient of benefits and the recipient’s rights to further benefits under this chapter.