Section 1142 Of Article 8. Assessments From California Unemployment Insurance Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 8.
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. (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.
(3) If the director finds that the employer and the agent of the
employer were both 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 and also shall assess another penalty against
the agent of the employer.
(b) If the director finds that any employer or any employee,
officer, or agent of any employer, in submitting a written statement
concerning the reasonable assurance, as defined in subdivision (g) of
Section 1253.3, of a claimant's reemployment, as required by
subdivisions (b), (c), and (i) of Section 1253.3, willfully makes a
false statement or representation or willfully fails to report a
material fact concerning the reasonable assurance of that
reemployment, 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 the reasonable assurance
of that reemployment, 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 the reasonable
assurance of that reemployment, the director shall assess the
penalty against the agent of the employer.
(3) If the director finds that the employer and the agent of the
employer were both at fault for willfully making a false statement or
representation or willfully failing to report a material fact
concerning the reasonable assurance of that reemployment, the
director shall assess the penalty against the employer and also shall
assess another penalty against the agent of the employer.
(c) (1) This article, Article 9 (commencing with Section 1176) of
this chapter with respect to refunds, and Chapter 7 (commencing with
Section 1701) of this part with respect to collections shall apply to
the assessments provided by this section. Penalties collected under
this section shall be deposited in the contingent fund.
(2) Notwithstanding Section 1586, additional penalties that are
assessed against an agent of the employer and collected pursuant to
paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) and paragraph (3) of subdivision (b)
shall be available for the purposes specified in Section 1586 upon
appropriation by the Legislature for those purposes.