Georgia Unemployment Insurance Data
Question 7-What safeguards are required for data disclosure?
Detail Level:
Broad Mention
Citation:
Ga. Code Ann. § 34-8-129
Relevant Language:
TITLE 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, CHAPTER 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, ARTICLE 4- DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS, § 34-8-129. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION OR RECORDS WHEN IDENTIFYING INFORMATION DELETED. Nothing in this article shall prevent the disclosure of information or records deemed private and confidential under this article if all details identifying an individual or employing unit are deleted or the individual and employing unit consent to the disclosure.
Detail Level:
Broad Mention
Citation:
GDOL Rule 300-2-6-.02; 300-2-6-.03
Relevant Subsections:
(3); (j)
Relevant Language:
TITLE 300 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, CHAPTER 300-2 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW, SUBJECT 300-2-6-.02 SUPPLYING INFORMATION FROM THE RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT. AMENDED ... (3) Records with respect to the state's Employment Service Program, including such records as may be utilized under WIA by any "One-Stop Operator" or "One-Stop Partner", as those terms are defined in WIA, or by any other authorized participant in the WIA program in Georgia, shall not be disclosed or redisclosed, provided, however, the department may release data concerning individuals or employing units as necessary to perform follow-up surveys or similar administrative functions, provided, further, the department shall require by contract that any agency or entity performing such functions must protect the data and use it only for the purposes as described in the contract...SUBJECT 300-2-6-.03 ACCESS TO RECORDS BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS. AMENDED ... (j) The requirements of subparagraphs (a) through (i) of this rule with respect to disclosures on an ongoing basis do not apply to disclosures of UC information to a Federal agency which the U. S. Department of Labor has determined, by notice published in the Federal Register, to have in place safeguards adequate to satisfy the confidentiality requirement of Section 303(a)(1) of the Social Security Act and an appropriate method of paying or reimbursing the state unemployment insurance agency (which may include a reciprocal cost arrangement) for costs involved in such disclosures. Such determinations will be published in the Federal Register. Authority O.C.G.A. Secs. 34-8-70, 34-8-120 et seq., 20 CFR 603.
