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CCH® UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE — 9/01/15

North Dakota amends its UI law regarding the disclosure of information, stalking

North Dakota has amended its Unemployment Compensation Law as follows:

Disclosure of information. Job Service North Dakota may enter an interagency agreement with the Department of Commerce for the sharing of information obtained pursuant to the administration of the unemployment insurance program, limited to wage and employment number records of employers identified by the Department of Commerce as having received North Dakota state economic development assistance. Such information may be used only for purposes of evaluation by the Department of Commerce of the compliance with statutory or contractual performance standards. Information received by the Department of Commerce will remain confidential and may not be divulged except in an aggregate format that does not permit the identification of information of any individual or employer. Any information furnished is to be used for governmental purposes.

Stalking. An employer’s account will not be charged with benefits paid to an individual who left his or her employment voluntarily without good cause attributable to the employer if the reason for the individual so separating was stalking. In addition, benefits will not be denied to an individual who left his or her employment voluntarily if the reason for the separation was stalking, provided certain conditions are met.