A.No, terminated employees do not need to be reported to the Pennsylvania New Hire Reporting Program.
However, if the terminated employee had a wage garnishment order in place for child support (due to an income withholding order issued either by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Bureau of Child Support Enforcement, or local court), then the employer must continue to withhold through the employee's final paycheck and immediately inform the county Domestic Relations Section (of the county that issued the income withholding order) that your company terminated the employee. Complete the Termination Notification on the last page of the IWO form (OMB No. 0970-0154), and return it to the IWO sender or submit the termination through e-IWO or electronic terminations, when available.
Note that if the employment is ending due to the closing of the business, the employer should follow the instructions given in the Income Withholding Order (which directs the employer to notify the sender [either the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Bureau of Child Support Enforcement, or local court] when an employee no longer works for them). Also, the support order has a legal notice that states the parties, within 7 days, must report any change in circumstance, including loss of income or employment. When this happens, the defendant is responsible for filing a modification to the order. At the modification conference/hearing a decision will be made whether or not the support order will be changed.
For more information on—or questions about—child support collections in Pennsylvania, please contact the Pennsylvania State [Child Support] Collections and Disbursement Unit, PASCDU, at 1-877-676-9580. For more information on—or questions about—the child support enforcement process in Pennsylvania, please refer to the Pennsylvania Child Support Program website, www.childsupport.state.pa.us, or contact the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement at 1-800-932-2011.