House File 51 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 51 BY PETTENGILL A BILL FOR An Act requiring notification of employers used as employment 1 contacts by recipients of unemployment compensation 2 benefits. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1130YH (1) 85 je/rj
H.F. 51 Section 1. Section 96.11, subsection 6, paragraph c, Code 1 2013, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 2 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (9) An employer required by section 3 96.36. 4 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 96.36 Employer contact notification. 5 The department shall notify an employer each time the 6 employer is reported to the department as an employer contact 7 by an individual claiming benefits. The notification shall 8 include the name of the individual, the date of the employer 9 contact, and any position applied for. 10 EXPLANATION 11 This bill requires the department of workforce development 12 to notify an employer each time the employer is reported to the 13 department as an employer contact by an individual claiming 14 unemployment compensation benefits. The notification is to 15 include the name of the individual, the date of the employer 16 contact, and any position applied for. The bill exempts this 17 information from the confidentiality requirements of the 18 unemployment compensation program to the extent required to 19 implement the bill. 20 -1- LSB 1130YH (1) 85 je/rj 1/ 1