HB43 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Becky Nordgren

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Labor Department, penalty for persons who conspire to violate the New Hires Act, Sec. 25-11-17 am'd.

Summary

HB43 would impose a new administrative penalty for conspiracies between an employer and an employee that violate the New Hires Act reporting requirements.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 25-11-17 to create a new administrative penalty up to $500 when a failure to meet New Hires Act reporting requirements is the result of a conspiracy between the employer and the employee to not supply the required report or to supply a false or incomplete report. Existing law's penalties of up to $25 per violation remain available for other violations of the New Hires Act. Penalties collected are deposited into the Employment Security Administration Fund and can be used under state law; the State Director of New Hires has the authority to collect them. The act takes effect on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval (or when it becomes law otherwise).

Who It Affects

• Employers (and employees who participate in conspiracies) who fail to comply with New Hires Act reporting requirements or who provide false/incomplete reports, potentially facing up to $500 penalties.
• The Alabama Department of Labor and the Employment Security Administration Fund, which collect penalties and use them in accordance with state law.

Key Provisions

• Creates a new administrative penalty up to $500 when a conspiracy between an employer and an employee causes noncompliance with New Hires Act reporting requirements.
• Preserves the existing penalty of up to $25 per violation for other non-conspiratorial violations of the New Hires Act.
• Gives the director authority to collect penalties and deposit them into the Employment Security Administration Fund.
• Sets the effective date as the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Labor Department