Nevada Unemployment Insurance Data
Question 1-How is confidential data defined?
Detail Level:
Broad Mention
Relevant Language:
TITLE 53 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, CHAPTER 612 - UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, § 612.265 - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DIVISION AND ADMINISTRATOR; DUTY OF DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO ADMINISTRATOR; PENALTY FOR IMPROPER DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION, (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 239.0115 and 612.642, information obtained from any employing unit or person pursuant to the administration of this chapter and any determination as to the benefit rights of any person is confidential and may not be disclosed or be open to public inspection in any manner which would reveal the person's or employing unit's identity.
Question 2-Who is authorized to disclose data?
Detail Level:
Broad Mention
Relevant Language:
TITLE 53 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, CHAPTER 612 - UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, § 612.265 - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DIVISION AND ADMINISTRATOR; DUTY OF DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO ADMINISTRATOR; PENALTY FOR IMPROPER DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION...(3) The Administrator may, in accordance with a cooperative agreement among all participants in the statewide longitudinal data system developed pursuant to NRS 400.040, make the information obtained by the Division available to:
Question 3-For what purposes may data be disclosed?
Detail Level:
Broad Mention
Relevant Subsections:
4(f), 6, 7
Relevant Language:
TITLE 53 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, CHAPTER 612 - UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, § 612.265 - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DIVISION AND ADMINISTRATOR; DUTY OF DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO ADMINISTRATOR; PENALTY FOR IMPROPER DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION...4. Subject to such restrictions as the Administrator may by regulation prescribe, the information obtained by the Division may be made available to:...(f) The Secretary of State to operate the state business portal established pursuant to chapter 75A of NRS for the purposes of verifying that data submitted via the portal has satisfied the necessary requirements established by the Division, and as necessary to maintain the technical integrity and functionality of the state business portal established pursuant to chapter 75A of NRS. Information obtained in connection with the administration of the Division may be made available to persons or agencies for purposes appropriate to the operation of a public employment service or a public assistance program...6. The Administrator may publish or otherwise provide information on the names of employers, their addresses, their type or class of business or industry, and the approximate number of employees employed by each such employer, if the information released will assist unemployed persons to obtain employment or will be generally useful in developing and diversifying the economic interests of this State...7. Upon request therfor, the Administrator shall furnish to any agency of the United States charged with the administration of public works or assistance through public employment, and may furnish to any state agency similarly charged, the name, address, ordinary occupation and employment status of each recipient of benefits and the recipient's rights to further benefits pursuant to this chapter.
Question 4-To which parties may data be disclosed?
Detail Level:
Detailed Explanation
Relevant Subsections:
3, 4(a)(c-d)(f), 6, 7
Relevant Language:
TITLE 53 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, CHAPTER 612 - UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, § 612.265 - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DIVISION AND ADMINISTRATOR; DUTY OF DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO ADMINISTRATOR; PENALTY FOR IMPROPER DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION...3. The Administrator may, in accordance with a cooperative agreement among all participants in the statewide longitudinal data system developed pursuant to NRS 400.040, make the information obtained by the Division available to: (a) The Board of Regents of the University of Nevada...(b) The Director of the Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation...4. Subject to such restrictions as the Administrator may by regulation prescribe, the information obtained by the Division may be made available to: (a) Any agency of this or any other state or any federal agency charged with the administration or enforcement of laws relating to unemployment compensation, public assistance, workers' compensation or labor and industrial relations, or the maintenance of a system of public employment offices...(c) The Internal Revenue Service of the Department of the Treasury (d) The Department of Taxation...(f) The Secretary of State...6...Upon request by a state agency...7...any agency of the United States charged with the administration of public works or assistance through public employment...
Question 5-What specific data elements may be disclosed?
Detail Level:
Detailed Explanation
Relevant Subsections:
6, 7
Relevant Language:
TITLE 53 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, CHAPTER 612 - UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, § 612.265 - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DIVISION AND ADMINISTRATOR; DUTY OF DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO ADMINISTRATOR; PENALTY FOR IMPROPER DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION...6. The Administrator may publish or otherwise provide information on the names of employers, their addresses, their type or class of business or industry, and the approximate number of employees employed by each such employer...Upon request by a state agency which is able to demonstrate that its intended use of the information will benefit the residents of this State, the Administrator may, in addition to the information listed in this subsection, disclose the number of employees employed by each employer and the total wages paid by each employer...7. Upon request therefor, the Administrator shall furnish to any agency of the United States charged with the administration of public works or assistance through public employment, and may furnish to any state agency similarly charged, the name, address, ordinary occupation and employment status of each recipient of benefits and the recipient's rights to further benefits pursuant to this chapter.
Question 6-What are the content requirements for data sharing agreements?
Detail Level:
Not Addressed
Question 7-What safeguards are required for data disclosure?
Detail Level:
Broad Mention
Relevant Language:
TITLE 53 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, CHAPTER 612 - UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, § 612.265 - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DIVISION AND ADMINISTRATOR; DUTY OF DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO ADMINISTRATOR; PENALTY FOR IMPROPER DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION...6...The Administrator may require the state agency to certify in writing that the agency will take all actions necessary to maintain the confidentiality of the information and prevent its unauthorized disclosure.
Question 8-What are the payment provisions for data disclosure?
Detail Level:
Broad Mention
Relevant Language:
TITLE 53 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, CHAPTER 612 - UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, § 612.265 - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DIVISION AND ADMINISTRATOR; DUTY OF DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO ADMINISTRATOR; PENALTY FOR IMPROPER DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION...6...The Administrator may charge a fee to cover the actual costs of any administrative expenses relating to the disclosure of this information to a state agency.
Question 9-What are the penalties for violating disclosure rules?
Detail Level:
Broad Mention
Relevant Language:
TITLE 53 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, CHAPTER 612 - UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, § 612.265 - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DIVISION AND ADMINISTRATOR; DUTY OF DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO ADMINISTRATOR; PENALTY FOR IMPROPER DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION...12...If any employee or member of the Board of Review, the Administrator or any employee of the Administrator, in violation of the provisions of this section, discloses information obtained from any employing unit or person in the administration of this chapter, or if any person who has obtained a list of applicants for work, or of claimants or recipients of benefits pursuant to this chapter uses or permits the use of the list for any political purpose, he or she is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
