§ 234. Disclosures prohibited. Information as required by any carrier, or its officers or employees, from employers or employees or others pursuant to this article shall not be opened to public inspection or used for any purpose other than the determination of claims under and complying with the provisions of this article; and any carrier, or officer or employee of a carrier who, except with the authority of the chairman or pursuant to his regulations, or as otherwise provided by law, shall disclose the same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.