Welfare fraud scandals in Minnesota have focused the nation’s attention on benefit abuse, and the US Department of Labor ...

During the pandemic and the years that followed, states that successfully adopted innovative technology to combat fraud saved ...

Scammers love insurance fraud. So naturally when the U.S. government allotted billions of dollars to generous unemployment insurance (UI) programs during the Covid-19 pandemic, a huge wave of ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-23-106586) entitled "Unemployment Insurance - DOL Needs to Address Substantial Pandemic UI Fraud and Reduce ...

Lawmakers in at least six states are pushing to make striking employees eligible for unemployment benefits rather than being disqualified for participating in the work stoppage, as is the case in all ...

If your state overpays your unemployment insurance benefits, you’ll typically need to repay by a set due date, file an appeal or request an overpayment waiver with the state, or you could face ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Federal and state government employees in Tennessee whose jobs were impacted by the federal government shutdown can file for Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits. Anyone who ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Employment Department is five days away from launching a brand new, easy-to-use online system for Unemployment Insurance benefits. UI benefits go live through Frances ...

(The Center Square) — Depending on who you ask, Engrossed Senate Bill 5041 – signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson earlier this week – is either a much-needed social safety net for workers and their ...