Sec. 6. (a) Each employing unit shall keep true and accurate records containing information the department considers necessary. These records are:
(1) open to inspection; and
(2) subject to being copied;
by an authorized representative of the department at any reasonable time and as often as may be necessary. The department, the review board, or an administrative law judge may require from any employing unit any verified or unverified report, with respect to persons employed by it, which is considered necessary for the effective administration of this article.
(b) Except as provided in this section, information obtained or obtained from any person in the administration of this article and the records of the department relating to the unemployment tax or the payment of benefits is confidential and may not be published or be open to public inspection in any manner revealing the individual's or the employing unit's identity, except in obedience to an order of a court or as provided in this section.
(c) The department may release the following:
(1) Information described in subsection (b) to the extent permitted by 20 CFR 603.
(2) Wages data to the office of the secretary of family and social services for the purposes specified in IC 12-15-1-24(d).
(d) In addition to the confidentiality provisions of subsection (b), the fact that a claim has been made under IC 22-4-15-1(c)(8) and any information furnished by the claimant or an agent to the department to verify a claim of domestic or family violence are confidential. Information concerning the claimant's current address or physical location shall not be disclosed to the employer or any other person. Disclosure is subject to the following additional restrictions:
(1) The claimant must be notified before any release of information.
(2) Any disclosure is subject to redaction of unnecessary identifying information, including the claimant's address.
(e) An individual who recklessly violates the confidentiality provisions of this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(f) An employer or agent of an employer that becomes aware that a claim has been made under IC 22-4-15-1(c)(8) shall maintain that information as confidential.
(g) The department shall charge a fee of six dollars ($6) for each record that provides information about an individual's last known employer released in compliance with a court order under subsection (b).