Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity › Unemployment Insurance Agency › Employment Security › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Section R. 421.10 - Disclosure of information

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 10.
(1) All
				  information, files, and records of the Michigan employment security commission
				  reflecting information obtained from an employing unit or individual pursuant
				  to administration of the act by the commission or its agents or representatives
				  shall be held confidential and shall not be disclosed nor open to public or
				  private inspection by anyone, except as hereinafter provided.
(2) Such information in possession of the
				  commission as may affect a claim for benefits, affect a charge to an employer's
				  account, or be necessary for proper presentation of a case in any hearing
				  before the commission, a referee, or the board of review, upon request by an
				  interested party, shall be made available to such interested party for
				  examination at an office of the commission by him or his duly authorized
				  representative who has supplied the commission with satisfactory proof of
				  authorization and identity. Copies of such information shall be furnished to
				  the interested party upon request, pursuant to Act No. 442 of the Public Acts
				  of 1976, as amended, being S15.231 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and
				  known as the freedom of information act. A duly licensed attorney-at-law who
				  states that he represents a claimant or an employing unit that is an interested
				  party is not required to furnish proof of authorization.
(3) No information shall be released to any
				  of the agencies, bureaus, or departments specified in section 11(b) of the act,
				  unless a written request has been first submitted to the commission stating the
				  specific information desired, the specific purpose for which the information is
				  to be used, and the name of any person authorized by the principal to receive
				  the information from the commission.
(4) Information shall be released to a
				  college, university, and public agency of this state only as specified in
				  section 11(b) of the act for use in connection with research projects of a
				  public service nature and only after a written request, signed by the
				  administrative head, or his delegated representative, of the college,
				  university, or public agency, as required by the commission, is submitted to
				  the commission and the commission is assured the information shall not be made
				  public in any way identifying any individual or employing unit from or
				  concerning which the information was obtained by the commission. The request
				  shall contain a complete statement as to the nature of the information
				  requested, the public service objective for which the request has been made,
				  the prospective use of the information, and the manner in which it will be made
				  public.
(5) The individual signing
				  the request for confidential information shall certify to all of the following:
(a) That the requested information is for and
				  to be used by the college, university, or public agency pursuant to the
				  relevant provisions in the act.
(b)
				  That he is empowered by the college, university, or public agency he represents
				  to commit his principal for expenses which may be incurred by the commission in
				  fulfilling the request.
(c) If
				  reports based on the information are to be published, the college, university,
				  or public agency shall submit the reports to the commission for review so that
				  the commission may ascertain and assure that the confidentiality provisions of
				  the act or applicable federal statutes or standards are not violated.
(d) That he is aware of the penalties
				  provided in the act for the unauthorized or improper use of the
				  information.