California Unemployment Insurance Code

§ 1142

UIC § 1142 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 4 · Art. 8

Statute text

(a)If the director finds that any employer or any employee, officer, or agent of any employer, in submitting facts concerning the termination of a claimant’s employment pursuant to Section 1030, 1327, 3654, 3701, 4654, or 4701, willfully makes a false statement or representation or willfully fails to report a material fact concerning that termination, the director shall assess a penalty of an amount not less than 2 nor more than 10 times the weekly benefit amount of that claimant. The director shall assess this penalty in the following manner:

(1)If the director finds that the employer was at fault for willfully making a false statement or representation or willfully failing to report a material fact concerning that termination, the director shall assess the penalty against the employer.

(2)If the director finds that the agent of the employer was at fault for willfully making a false statement or representation or willfully failing to report a material fact concerning that termination, the director shall assess the penalty against the agent of the employer.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 783, Sec. 8. (AB 1845) Effective January 1, 2013.