Businesses nationwide are being affected by changes in federal welfare reform laws. Among these changes is a requirement that all employers must report all employees hired after October 1, 1998 to the State Directory of New Hires. This is significant because employers who have not previously been required to report must now do so. For those that have been reporting there are additional data elements required.

In Florida, the Department of Revenue Child Support Enforcement has contracted with Policy Studies, Inc. (PSI) to process New Hire reports and assist with employer outreach. PSI is a private company that handles New Hire reporting for many states across the country.

Contact with the business community is crucial to successful implementation of the New Hire Program. As the Project Manager for PSI's Florida New Hire Report Office part of the job is to provide program information to groups such as Chambers of Commerce. For more information call the PSI Florida New Hire Reporting office at 1-888-854-4791 or 850-656-3343, or visit the web site at http://www.fl-newhire.com.