§ 22-4-19-6 — Records; inspection; reports; confidentiality; violations; processing fee

Indiana § 22-4-19-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 4: UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION SYSTEM
• Ch. 19: Administration of Department of Workforce

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(a) Each employing unit shall keep true and
accurate records containing information the department considers
necessary. These records are:
(1) open to inspection; and
(2) subject to being copied;
by an authorized representative of the department at any reasonable
time and as often as may be necessary. The department, the review
board, or an administrative law judge may require from any employing
unit any verified or unverified report, with respect to persons employed
by it, which is considered necessary for the effective administration of
this article.
(b) Except as provided in this section, information obtained or
obtained from any person in the administration of this article and the
records of the department relating to the unemployment tax or the
payment of benefits is confidential and may not be published or be
open to public inspection in any manner revealing the individual's or
the employing unit's identity, except in obedience to an order of a court
or as provided in this section.
(c) The department may release the following:
(1) Information described in subsection (b) to the extent permitted
by 20 CFR 603.
(2) Wages data to the office of the secretary of family and social
services for the purposes specified in IC 12-15-1-24(d).
(d) In addition to the confidentiality provisions of subsection (b), the
fact that a claim has been made under IC 22-4-15-1(c)(8) and any
information furnished by the claimant or an agent to the department to
verify a claim of domestic or family violence are confidential.
Information concerning the claimant's current address or physical
location shall not be disclosed to the employer or any other person.
Disclosure is subject to the following additional restrictions:
(1) The claimant must be notified before any release of
information.
(2) Any disclosure is subject to redaction of unnecessary
identifying information, including the claimant's address.
(e) An individual who recklessly violates the confidentiality
provisions of this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(f) An employer or agent of an employer that becomes aware that a
claim has been made under IC 22-4-15-1(c)(8) shall maintain that
information as confidential.
(g) The department shall charge a fee of six dollars ($6) for each
record that provides information about an individual's last known
employer released in compliance with a court order under subsection
(b).
Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.2006. As amended by Acts 1978,
P.L.2, SEC.2217; P.L.17-1984, SEC.6; P.L.18-1987, SEC.57;
P.L.135-1990, SEC.17; P.L.110-1992, SEC.1; P.L.21-1995, SEC.97;
P.L.235-1999, SEC.11; P.L.290-2001, SEC.15; P.L.189-2003, SEC.8;
P.L.4-2005, SEC.131; P.L.108-2006, SEC.39; P.L.175-2009, SEC.33;
P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.367; P.L.110-2010, SEC.33; P.L.177-2017,
SEC.2; P.L.122-2019, SEC.32; P.L.126-2025, SEC.15; P.L.200-2025,
SEC.25.