Records confidential
Information that the unemployment division collects about workers and employers is kept private. It cannot be shared publicly in a way that reveals who someone is. However, a person who filed a claim, or an employer, can ask the division for records about themselves. Government agencies can also get some information when federal law requires it. Anyone who breaks this privacy rule on purpose can face criminal charges — a misdemeanor the first time, and a felony if it happens again.
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
288.250. Records confidential — communications — violation, . — 1. obtained from any or individual the of this law shall be held confidential and shall not be published, further disclosed, or be open to public inspection in any manner revealing the individual's or employing unit's identity, but any or employing unit or their shall be supplied with information from the 's records to the extent necessary for the proper preparation and presentation of any for s or of employer . Further, upon receipt of a written request from a claimant or his or her authorized representative, the division shall supply information previously submitted to the division by the claimant, the claimant's wage history and the claimant's benefit payment history. In addition, upon receipt of a written request from an authorized representative of an employing unit, the division shall supply information previously submitted to the division by the employing unit, and information concerning the payment of benefits from the employer's account and the , including amounts paid to specific . A state or federal official or agency may receive disclosures to the extent required by federal law. In the division's , any other may receive disclosures to the extent by state and federal law. Any information obtained by the division in the administration of this law shall be privileged and no individual or type of organization shall be held for or on account of any such information.
2. Any person who intentionally discloses or otherwise fails to protect confidential information in violation of this section shall be guilty of a . For a second or , the person shall be guilty of a .
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Source & history notes
(L. 1951 p. 564 § 288.190, A.L. 1979 S.B. 477, A.L. 1997 S.B. 361, A.L. 2008 H.B. 2041, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17 (1980) Language referring to "a way of strict necessity" must refer to a standard determining the necessity for widening in order to give the language any meaning. Reed v. Jones (A.), 594 S.W.2d 339.
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