Section 12. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the release by the commissioner, pursuant to the terms of federally-mandated wage match programs, of reporting system information to the United States Social Security Administration or to agencies of other states who administer federally-funded welfare and unemployment compensation programs.
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, data gathered as part of the reporting systems may be used for purposes of evaluating employment and earnings outcomes of programs within the Massachusetts workforce development system. The commissioner may provide access to data gathered as part of the reporting systems for research and statistical purposes; but, the data shall be released without personal identifiers. The department of revenue may share reporting system information with the division of unemployment assistance, the division of career services and the department of education in the performance of their official duties.
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner may disclose any information referred to in this chapter to the division of unemployment assistance, the division of insurance and the executive office of health and human services under an interagency agreement for purposes of the administration and enforcement of sections 64 to 69, inclusive, of chapter 118E and sections 17 and 18 of chapter 176Q and for the administration of the employer medical assistance contribution under section 189 of chapter 149.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 62e - Wage Reporting System
Section 2 - Report of Wages Paid; Hiring Reports
Section 2a - Application of New Hire Reporting Requirements
Section 4 - Report of Recipients' Deposits and Withdrawals in Savings Institutions
Section 6 - Fraudulent Actions by Benefit Recipients; Bureau of Special Investigations
Section 6a - Access to Records and Accounts
Section 6b - Fraud; Notification of Other State Agencies
Section 7 - Wage Verification System; Remote Terminal Units
Section 7a - Utilization of Reporting Systems by Commissioner
Section 8 - Unauthorized Disclosure of Information; Fine; Administrative Discipline
Section 11 - Reporting System Information Sharing Program
Section 14 - Disclosure to Depositors That Information Has Been Provided to Commissioner; Penalty