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<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="8.3-901" title_number="8.3" title_name="Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If an individual willfully makes a false statement or misrepresentation regarding a material fact or willfully fails to report a material fact to obtain benefits under this title, the individual is disqualified from receiving benefits for 1 year.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If an employer willfully makes or causes to be made a false statement or willfully fails to report a material fact regarding a claim for benefits by an employee, the employer is subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each occurrence.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An employer may not willfully:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>fail or refuse to pay contributions to the Fund; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>take deductions from the wages of an employee to pay any portion of the employer contributions due from the employer.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
