As a key partner in California's child support program, employer responsibilities regarding child support fall into five areas:
- Report newly hired employee
- Pursuant to an order, withhold a portion of an employee's or independent contractor's wages to satisfy a child support obligation
- Pursuant to an order, enroll an employee's dependent children in health care insurance, if available
- Remit all child support wage withholding payments to the California State Disbursement Unit (SDU)
- Report terminated employees
Employers that comply with child support laws directly benefit their communities by:
- Improving the financial stability of families
- Enrolling dependent children in health insurance, thereby increasing access to preventive health care
- Saving taxpayer dollars-child support collections reimburse public assistance expenditures
*California Child Support -A Guide for Business Handbook
