Relating to the family and medical leave insurance program; and prescribing an effective date.
Catchline/Summary:
Authorizes Director of Employment Department to deduct amount from future weekly family and medical leave insurance benefits for overpayments due to individual's fault. Authorizes Director of Employment Department to deduct amount from future weekly family and medical leave insurance benefits for overpayments due to individual's fault. Authorizes director to deduct amount from future weekly benefits for overpayments not due to individual's fault. Limits collection period to five years following week in which erroneous payment finally established, except in case of fraud. Specifies contents of notices of recovery. Authorizes director to waive recovery of overpaid benefits, except in case of fraud. Requires director to establish process by which covered individual may request hearing to obtain review of final determination of director regarding benefit deductions.
Provides that person is ineligible for benefits after person is convicted of fraud.
Authorizes director to cancel unrecoverable benefits paid as overpayments under certain circumstances.
Authorizes director to request offset of moneys owed to debtor by state against certain benefit overpayments.] Authorizes director to pay fee charged by Department of Revenue for processing request to offset against liquidated state debt state tax refund owed to debtor.
Authorizes director to collect employer assistance grant repayments and contributions from self-employed individuals and tribal governments, including penalties and interest. Allows director to attach liens on real or personal property as result of failure to remit such repayments and contributions.
Authorizes director to assess penalties against employer that violates requirements applicable to employer-offered family and medical leave benefit plans. Requires director to establish process by which employer may request hearing to obtain review of penalty assessments. Provides when director's decision to assess penalty becomes final.
Authorizes director to waive, reduce or compromise outstanding nonpayment contribution balances of $10 or less. Authorizes director to retain overpayments of mandatory contributions for overpayments that do not exceed $10.
Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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