Dear State Workforce Agency Administrator:Wage Record Interchange System (Wris) Data Sharing Agreement • November 27th, 2006
Enclosed for your review and execution is the new Wage Record Interchange System (WRIS) Data Sharing Agreement. The enclosed Agreement will replace the WRIS Consolidated Data Sharing Agreement that was previously executed between the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) and participating states. As you know, the Agreement executed between NASWA and the states was nullified when NASWA gave notice on October 27, 2006, of its intent not to continue as a party to the old Agreement.
Wage Record Interchange System (WRIS) Data Sharing Agreement Amendment ProposalWage Record Interchange System (Wris) Data Sharing Agreement • March 24th, 2010
Proposal Number: 15 Proposal Title: Inclusion of NAICS Code in the Definition of Wage Data Reference: Section IV. Definitions, Subsection N Date Submitted: Sponsoring Entity Information: Contact Person: Karen Staha Agency/Organization: Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Phone: (202) 693-2917 E-mail: staha.karen@dol.gov Statement of Issue: Does Wage Data that is the subject of a WRIS Request, Reply, and Result include employer North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes? Discussion of Issue: The Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 (TGAAA), part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, contains a new state reporting requirement at Section 1854(a), codified at Section 249B(b)(4)(B) (19 U.S.C. § 2323(b)(4)(B)). States are now required to report the “sectors in which workers are employed after receiving benefits under this chapter.” This requirement will be implemented through a revised Trade Activity Participant Report
Wage Record Interchange System (WRIS) Data Sharing Agreement Amendment ProposalWage Record Interchange System (Wris) Data Sharing Agreement • May 5th, 2020
Proposal Number: 11 Proposal Title: Prohibiting Wage Data Storage on Devices That Can Be Compromised Reference: Section VIII. Confidentiality/Restrictions on Use of Information, Subsection A, Paragraph 6, Subsection B, Paragraph 9, and Subsection C, Paragraph 8 Date Submitted: September 23, 2009 Sponsoring Entity Information: Contact Person: Karen Staha Agency/Organization: Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Phone: (202) 693-2917 E-mail: staha.karen@dol.gov Statement of Issue: The WRIS Agreement recognizes that wage data is confidential and measures must be taken to ensure the confidentiality and security of the data. Sections VIII. A.6., VIII. B.9., and VIII. C.8. provide that wage data shall be processed in such a way that unauthorized persons cannot retrieve such records by means of computer, remote terminal, or any other means. The proposed language addresses the concern that more specificity is needed in this description. Discussion of Issue: The proposed amendme
Wage Record Interchange System (WRIS) Data Sharing Agreement Amendment ProposalWage Record Interchange System (Wris) Data Sharing Agreement • March 24th, 2010
Proposal Number: 10 Proposal Title: Expanded Definition of “Aggregate Data” Reference: Section IV. Definitions, Subsection A Date Submitted: Sponsoring Entity Information: Contact Person: Karen Staha Agency/Organization: Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Phone: (202) 693-2917 E-mail: staha.karen@dol.gov Statement of Issue: “Wage Data,” as defined at Section IV. N., includes both employee data and employer data. However, the term “Aggregate Data” refers only to individual (employee) data. References to employer data should be included in that definition as this data is subject to the same confidentiality restrictions. Discussion of Issue: The amendment proposal would reinforce that employer data is subject to the same stringent confidentiality restrictions required of employee data. Since the employer data and employee data are contained in the Wage Data, as defined at Section IV. N., the definition should be clarified to refer to Wage Data instead. Statement of Prop
Wage Record Interchange System (WRIS) Data Sharing Agreement Amendment ProposalWage Record Interchange System (Wris) Data Sharing Agreement • June 15th, 2010
Proposal Number: 15 Proposal Title: Inclusion of NAICS Code in the Definition of Wage Data Reference: Section IV. Definitions, Subsection N Date Submitted: 2009 Sponsoring Entity Information: Contact Person: Karen Staha Agency/Organization: Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Phone: (202) 693-2917 E-mail: staha.karen@dol.gov Statement of Issue: Does Wage Data that is the subject of a WRIS Request, Reply, and Result include employer North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes? Discussion of Issue: The Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 (TGAAA), part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, contains a new state reporting requirement at Section 1854(a), codified at Section 249B(b)(4)(B) (19 U.S.C. § 2323(b)(4)(B)). States are now required to report the “sectors in which workers are employed after receiving benefits under this chapter.” This requirement will be implemented through a revised Trade Activity Participant R
