Section DWD 149.04 - Mandatory disclosure of unemployment insurance records(1) DISCLOSURE REQUIRED BY LAW. The department shall disclose unemployment insurance records to any person or agency as required by state or federal law.(2) FEDERALLY-MANDATED DISCLOSURES TO CERTAIN AGENCIES. The department shall disclose unemployment insurance records to the following:(a) The internal revenue service for purposes of unemployment insurance tax administration.(b) The U.S. citizenship and immigration services for purposes of verifying an individual's immigration status.(c) A federal official for purposes of unemployment insurance program oversight and audits.(d) Wage and claim information to the U.S. department of health and human services for purposes of the National Directory of New Hires under 42 USC 653 a.(e) Any other state to properly administer its unemployment insurance program.(f) The name, address, ordinary occupation, and employment status of each recipient of unemployment insurance and a statement of the recipient's rights to further insurance under ch. 108, Stats., to any governmental unit for purposes of administering a program of public works or public assistance through public employment.(g) The railroad retirement board.(h) Wage and claim information to any government unit in the administration of a food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2029 for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for and amount of benefits.(i) Wage and claim information to any state or local child support enforcement agency for purposes of locating individuals owing child support obligations and establishing and collecting child support.(j) Wage and claim information to the U. S. department of housing and urban development or representatives of a public housing agency for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for benefits or amount of benefits under a housing assistance program of the department of housing and urban development, provided the individual has signed a consent form.(k) Wage and claim information to a government unit in the administration of a program funded under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families under 42 USC 601 to 619. (L) Wage and claim information to any governmental unit administering the provisions of a Medicaid state plan approved under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.(m) Wage and claim information to any governmental unit in the administration of Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled.(3) OTHER REQUIRED DISCLOSURES.(a) The department shall disclose to the lottery board, upon request, information regarding any delinquency in the payment of contributions under ch. 108, Stats., by any person who desires to contract with the lottery board for the retail sale of lottery tickets as provided under s. 565.10(3) (b), Stats.(b) The department shall disclose wage and claim information to any government unit in the administration of a program of general relief or general assistance.(c) The department shall disclose unemployment insurance records to the labor and industry review commission to perform its review functions.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Workforce Development DWD 149.04
Cr. Register, May, 1993, No. 449, eff. 6-1-93; am. (2) (intro.) and (a), Register, September, 2000, No. 537, eff. 10-1-00; CR 08-019: am. (title) and (1), r. and recr. (2) and (3) Register July 2008 No. 631, eff. 8-1-08.