Section 64. (a) The commissioner shall make such reports, in such form and containing such information, as the secretary of labor may from time to time require, and shall furnish such additional information in such form as the secretary of labor may from time to time require to substantiate the accuracy of such reports; and shall make available, upon request, to any agency of the United States charged with the administration of public works or other assistance through public employment, information containing the name and address, ordinary occupation and employment status of each recipient of unemployment benefits who is specified in such request, the amounts of such benefits paid and the dates of payment, and a statement of such recipient's rights to further benefits under this chapter; and shall make available, upon request made in a form and manner approved by the commissioner, to any agency of the commonwealth, or of any political subdivision thereof, charged with the duty of furnishing persons aid or assistance in any form or with the administration of assistance through public employment, like information with respect to any person applying for or receiving such aid or assistance who is specified in the request.
(b) The commissioner shall disclose, upon request, to officers and employees of the United States Department of Agriculture and any state food stamp agency, with respect to an identified individual, any of the following information which is contained in the agency's records:
(1) wage information,
(2) whether the individual is receiving, has received, or has made application for unemployment compensation and the amount of any compensation being received or to be received by such individual,
(3) the current or most recent home address of the individual, and
(4) whether the individual has refused an offer of employment and if so, a description of the employment offered and the terms, conditions and rate of pay therefor.
The term ''state food stamp agency'' means any agency described in Section 3(n)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 which administers the food stamp program established under such Act.
The information shall not be released by the commissioner unless the requesting agency agrees to reimburse the costs involved for furnishing such information and agrees that such information shall be used only for purposes of determining the applicant's eligibility for benefits, or the amount of benefits, under the food stamp program established under the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
(c) Any information secured pursuant to this section shall be confidential and whoever discloses the same otherwise than as required or authorized by law shall be subject to the penalty provided in section forty-six of this chapter.
(d) The commissioner shall comply with all reasonable federal regulations governing expenditures of sums allotted or apportioned to the commonwealth for the administration of this chapter and accepted by the commonwealth.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XXI - Labor and Industries
Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance
Section 2 - Service Deemed ''employment''; Exclusions
Section 3 - Service Within and Without Commonwealth Included in ''employment''
Section 4a - Service Included in Employment; American Employer; State
Section 6 - Service Not Included in ''employment''
Section 6a - Other Service Not Included in ''employment''
Section 8 - Employing Units Subject to Statute
Section 8a - Other Employing Units Subject to Statute
Section 8b - Domestic Service and Agricultural Labor; Employer
Section 8c - Crew Leaders; Definition; Employees of Crew Leaders
Section 9 - Individuals Employed by Unit in Several Places
Section 11 - Ceasing to Be Subject to Statute on Application
Section 12 - Determination Whether Employer Within Statute; Review; Double Costs; Reconsideration
Section 14a - Nonprofit Organizations and Governmental Employers
Section 14b - Liability for Payments; Credits; Adjustments
Section 14c - Contributions by Governmental Employers; Rated Governmental Employers
Section 14e - Economic Development Fund
Section 14f - Unemployment Trust Fund; Report Concerning Fund Average and Actual Balance
Section 14j.5 - Excise Paid on Employee Wages
Section 14k - Federal Loan Interest Fund
Section 14l - Work Force Training Contribution Paid by Employers
Section 14m - Benefits Paid to Employees of Indian Tribes
Section 14n - Assignment of Contribution Rates and Transfer of Accounts
Section 14o - Fraud Penalty Fund
Section 14p - Registration of Employers; Reporting of Employee Information
Section 15a - Collection of Payments; Levy Upon Depositary Accounts; Liability of Depositaries
Section 17 - Priority of Claims
Section 19 - Final Payment to Foreign Corporations or Non-Residents; Certificate
Section 20 - Compromise With Employers; Statement of Commissioner Filed
Section 21 - Deductions From Income Returnable for Taxation
Section 22 - Payment of Benefits in General
Section 23 - Payment of Benefits; Waiting Period
Section 24 - Eligibility for Benefits
Section 24a - Seasonal Employment
Section 25 - Disqualification for Benefits
Section 26 - Unemployment Benefits Received or Sought Under Laws of Another State or United States
Section 28 - Wages Not Included in Determination of Eligibility for Benefits
Section 29b - Child Support Obligations; Disclosure; Deductions
Section 29d - Worksharing Program; Application and Approval of Worksharing Plan; Benefits
Section 29e - Notification to Claimants; Tax Liability and Withholding
Section 29f - Uncollected Overissuance of Food Stamp Coupons; Disclosure; Deductions
Section 30a - Extended Benefits Program
Section 31 - Benefits in a Subsequent Benefit Year
Section 40 - Application for Review
Section 41 - Review by Board; Procedures; Findings of Fact; Decision; Judicial Review
Section 42 - Judicial Review; Procedures; Appeals; Rules
Section 42a - Commissioner Represented by Attorney General or Designated Attorney
Section 42b - Modification or Reversal of Decision; Recovery of Payments
Section 45 - Records and Reports of Employing Units; Verification
Section 47 - False Statements or Misrepresentations; Punishment; Evidence; Restitution
Section 47a - Utterance or Delivery of Insufficient Funds Check With Intent to Defraud; Punishment
Section 51 - Requisition From Trust Fund; Transfer to Commissioner
Section 53 - Unclaimed Balance in Benefit Account
Section 53a - Unemployment Trust Fund; Money Credited to Commonwealth's Account; Use; Records
Section 54 - Depositaries; Insurance Charge; Commingling Funds
Section 55 - Bond of Commissioner; Premiums Paid From Administrative Account
Section 57 - Requisitions From State Trust Fund; Investment Board; Deposits; Investments; Assistance
Section 58 - Employment Security Administration Account; Monies Received; Disposition
Section 58a - Contingent Fund; Establishment; Composition; Expenditures; Transfer
Section 59 - Liability on State Treasurer's Bond
Section 60 - Federal Moneys Allotted to Commonwealth Paid Into Accounts
Section 62 - State Advisory Council; Duties, Powers and Reports
Section 64a - List of Employers Qualified for Exemption Under Sec. 5i of Chapter 59; Confidentiality
Section 67 - Estimate of Liability of Employer Failing to Make Report or Return; Collection
Section 68 - Payment of Benefits Due a Deceased or Mentally Incapacitated Person
Section 69a - Charging Off Uncollectible Amounts
Section 69b - Set-Off Against Refunds; Notice; Review
Section 70 - Extent of Application of Rulings
Section 71 - Reconsideration of Determinations; Limitations; Notice; Appeals
Section 71a - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 71b to 71g
Section 71b - Closing of Facility; Report; Certification; Notice; Hearing; Appeal
Section 71d - Reemployment Assistance Program
Section 71e - Reemployment Assistance Fund; Health Insurance Benefits Fund
Section 71f - Eligibility for Reemployment Assistance Benefits
Section 71g - Eligibility for Health Insurance Benefits
Section 71h - Plant Closing Employers; Bills for Reemployment Assistance Benefits
Section 72 - Jurisdiction of Action to Enforce Statute; Entry Fee in Actions and Proceedings