DWD 149.05(1)(d) (d) A public official or its agent or contractor for use in the performance of official duties, including any of the following:

DWD 149.05(1)(d)1. 1. Any division of the department or corresponding unit in another state agency, the government of another state, or the federal government.

DWD 149.05(1)(d)2. 2. Any legislative service agency listed under ch. 13, Stats.

DWD 149.05(1)(d)3. 3. Any taxing authority of the United States or of this state or any of its political subdivisions.

DWD 149.05(1)(d)4. 4. Colleges, universities, government units, or other organizations or persons for research projects of a public nature that benefit the unemployment insurance program, only if on behalf of a public official.

DWD 149.05(1)(d)5. 5. Any federal law enforcement agency or law enforcement agency of the state or any of its political subdivisions, if the individual or employing unit whose record is being sought is the subject of a criminal investigation.

DWD 149.05(1)(d)6. 6. Any person whom the department authorizes to use, print, or otherwise reproduce unemployment insurance records for purposes of demonstrating services or equipment in connection with the administration of the unemployment insurance program.

DWD 149.05(2) (2) The department may make any other disclosure as provided in this chapter.

DWD 149.05(3) (3) The department may disclose only that portion of the records and information as is necessary to complete the request.

DWD 149.05 History History: Cr. Register, May, 1993, No. 449, eff. 6-1-93; CR 08-019: r. and recr. Register July 2008 No. 631, eff. 8-1-08; CR 18-033: am. (1) (intro.), (a), (c), (d) (intro.), 5. Register May 2019 No. 761, eff. 6-1-19.

DWD 149.06 DWD 149.06 Confidentiality safeguard requirements and disclosure of records to third parties.

DWD 149.06(1) (1) Third party recipients of unemployment insurance records shall comply with all of the following confidentiality safeguard requirements:

DWD 149.06(1)(a) (a) Safeguard disclosed information against unauthorized access or redisclosure.

DWD 149.06(1)(b) (b) Use the disclosed information only for the purposes authorized by law and consistent with any applicable record disclosure agreement under s. DWD 149.07.

DWD 149.06(1)(c) (c) Store disclosed information in a safe place physically secure from unauthorized access.

DWD 149.06(1)(d) (d) Store and process information in electronic format in a way that unauthorized persons cannot obtain the information by any means.

DWD 149.06(1)(e) (e) Ensure that only authorized persons are given access to disclosed information stored in a computer system.

DWD 149.06(1)(f) (f) For third parties authorized to receive information by an individual or employing unit under s. DWD 149.03 (3), maintain a copy of the written release authorizing each access and ensure that access to disclosed information will be only to those authorized under the release.

DWD 149.06(1)(g) (g) Instruct all persons having access to disclosed information of the confidentiality requirements and the penalties for unauthorized disclosure, and have these persons sign an acknowledgement that they have been so instructed and agree to report any infraction promptly.

DWD 149.06(1)(h) (h) Dispose of all disclosed records and copies after the purpose for which the information was disclosed has been served or when the department considers appropriate, except for disclosed information possessed by any court.

DWD 149.06(1)(i) (i) Allow the department to conduct on-site inspections of the disclosed records and to audit for compliance with this section.

DWD 149.06(2) (2) No information provided to a public official under this chapter may be used for solicitation of contributions or expenditures to or on behalf of a candidate for public or political office or a political party.

DWD 149.06(3) (3) No person, government unit, or other entity to which the department discloses an unemployment insurance record under s. DWD 149.03 (2) or (3), 149.04, or 149.05 may redisclose information obtained from that record without the prior written approval of the department. Any redisclosure is subject to the requirements in sub. (1).

DWD 149.06(4) (4) This section does not apply to disclosures of unemployment insurance records to a unit of the federal government that has safeguards in place that meet the confidentiality requirements of 42 USC 503 (a) (1), as determined by the department of labor with notice published in the Federal Register.

DWD 149.06(5) (5) This section does not apply to disclosures of the following:

DWD 149.06(5)(a) (a) Public domain information.

DWD 149.06(5)(b) (b) Disclosures exclusively for statistical purposes under a cooperative agreement with the bureau of labor statistics.

DWD 149.06(5)(c) (c) Disclosures to the internal revenue service for purposes of unemployment insurance tax administration.

DWD 149.06(5)(d) (d) Disclosures to the U.S. citizenship and immigration services for purposes of verifying a claimant’s immigration status.