Amendment #1414 to H5500

Unemployment Insurance Employment Verification

Mr. Hamilton of Methuen moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

Section XX. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, in order to improve the timeliness of benefit deliveries, operational efficiencies, and cost savings and to minimize fraud, the Department of Unemployment Assistance and the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development shall obtain automated employment and income information (up-to-date, non-modeled employment and income data provided by employers) from a third-party commercial consumer reporting agency, in accordance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. s.1681 et seq., for the purpose of assisting with the determination of an individual's eligibility to receive unemployment benefits.

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Unemployment Insurance Employment Verification