1997 Alaska Statutes
Title 25 MARITAL AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 25.27. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
Sec. 25.27.075. Employment information.

(a) Upon notice by the agency and except as provided in (b) and (c) of this section, an employer doing business in the state shall report to the agency the

(1) hiring of a person who resides or works in this state to whom the employer anticipates paying earnings; and

(2) rehiring or return to work of an employee who was laid off, furloughed, separated, granted a leave without pay, or terminated from employment.

(b) An employer is not required to report the hiring of a person who the employer anticipates

(1) will be employed for less than one month's duration; or

(2) will be employed sporadically so that the employee will be paid for less than 350 hours during a continuous six-month period.

(c) An employer is not required to report under (a) of this section if the employer employs fewer than 20 employees.

(d) An employer required to report under (a) of this section may make the report by mailing the employee's copy of the W-4 form, transmitting magnetic tape in a compatible format, or by other means as mutually agreed by the employer and the agency that will result in timely reporting.

(e) An employer required to report under (a) of this section shall submit monthly reports regarding each hiring, rehiring, or return to work of an employee during the preceding month. The report must contain

(1) the employee's name, address, social security number, and date of birth; and

(2) the employer's name, address, and employment security reference number or unified business identifier number.

(f) The agency shall retain the information received under (a), (d), and (e) of this section for a particular employee only if the agency is responsible for establishing, enforcing, or collecting a support obligation of the employee or if the employee is a party to an administrative or judicial proceeding to determine the paternity of a child. If the employee does not owe a support obligation or is not a party to a paternity proceeding, the agency may not create a record regarding the employee, and the information contained in the notice shall be promptly destroyed.

(g) An employer of the obligor or a labor union of which an obligor is a member shall provide to the agency information requested regarding the obligor's employment, wages or salary, and location. The information required under this subsection is in addition to the information required under (a) of this section, if any.

(h) In addition to civil liability under AS 25.27.260 , if applicable, or any other law, an employer of an obligor or a labor union of which an obligor is a member that knowingly violates this section is liable for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000.

(i) Employers required to report under this section, may charge $1 per new employee to cover the cost of reporting.