INFORMATION MEMORANDUM

IM-05-10

DATE: August 15, 2005

TO:  STATE AGENCIES ADMINISTERING CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PLANS UNDER TITLE IV-D OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AND OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS

SUBJECT: Employer Services Website Announcement for State and Local Child Support Professionals

BACKGROUND:  The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) has dedicated a part of its website to informing employers about the Child Support Enforcement Program. The Employer Services section of the OCSE website recognizes the important partnership between employers and state Child Support Enforcement agencies. The website includes information, helpful tips, calculation examples, state-by-state requirements, publications, frequently-asked-questions (FAQs) and linked resources to help employers meet their responsibilities in child support enforcement.

The website now has three sections:
• Private Sector Employers
• Federal Agencies as Employers
• State Agencies Working with Employers

The State Agencies Working with Employers section is dedicated to state and local child support professionals who work with the employer community.  The section includes helpful tips, facts and linked resources to help state agencies work effectively with private sector and Federal agency employers.  The site provides useful information and resources in the following areas:

• Profile of the national employer community
• Payroll and benefits practices
• Outreach to the employer community
• Promoting electronic payments to employers
• Reaching employers online.

We invite you to visit the Employer Services website at:  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/employer/home.htm

INQUIRIES: Please direct inquiries to Lynnetta Thompson at (202) 401-6982 or lthompson@acf.hhs.gov in the OCSE Employer Services Unit.

Margot Bean
Commissioner
Office of Child Support Enforcement