1. (a)

   1. (1) This subsection does not apply to the disclosure of information to:

      1. (i) a public employee in the performance of the public employee's official duties;
      2. (ii) the individual to whom the information relates;
      3. (iii) if an authorized representative has the signed authorization of the individual to whom the information relates, the authorized representative; or
      4. (iv) employers whose employees have filed claims with the Department for the purpose of claims administration.

   2. (2) An employee of the Department may not disclose personal identifying information relating to:

      1. (i) an individual who has applied for or received benefits under this title;
      2. (ii) an individual whose employment data has been submitted to the Department by the individual's employer under this title; or
      3. (iii) a self-employed individual who submitted data to the Department under this title.
2. (b) This title preempts the authority of a local jurisdiction to enact a law on or after June 1, 2022, that establishes a paid family and medical leave insurance program for employees of an employer other than the local jurisdiction.

Added by Acts 2022, c. 48, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2023. Amended by Acts 2024, c. 266, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 267, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024.