HB 1472

An act to amend section 71-5-127, mississippi code of 1972, to establish restrictions on the sharing of data collected by the mississippi department of employment security with a state, federal OR private entity; To amend section 71-5-133, mississippi code of 1972, to create an administrative hearing process for the department of employment security to determine if good cause exists for an employer failing to respond to a subpoena for wage records; To amend section 71-5-139, mississippi code of 1972, to authorize the department to assess penalties for employers willfully and continually refusing to produce wage records; To authorize the department to seek the sheriff's assistance when the court has issued an order of contempt; To create new section 71-5-352, mississippi code of 1972, to require the electronic payment of unemployment insurance and training taxes by employers; To amend section 71-5-355, mississippi code of 1972, to establish a formal process for an employer to request a review of tax rates for good cause; To authorize the department to make adjustments to the tax rates when the employer is not at fault; To amend section 71-5-365, mississippi code of 1972, to establish a formal process for an employer to request a waiver of certain tax contributions after a review and finding of good cause; To authorize the department to make adjustments when the employer is not at fault for failing to file wage reports; To amend section 71-5-543, mississippi code of 1972, to authorize the department to waive the repayment of benefits for good cause; And for related purposes.