A fraud expert says he is not surprised at the scope of fraud committed during the pandemic with unemployment benefits in ...

The House Ways and Means Committee approved a bill this week that would let states keep 25% of any money they recover that was fraudulently obtained or improperly given out. In an effort to recoup the ...

It sounds like a good problem to have: receiving more than expected in your state’s weekly jobless benefit check. But experts say a state overpaying your unemployment insurance (UI) could turn ...

Those excess payments came as DETR had to balance the need to push benefits out the door to provide immediate help for tens ...

A former state unemployment examiner pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to steal federal unemployment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal authorities said. Semaje Reffigee ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- As Ohio plans to reopen businesses that state officials closed to limit the spread of the coronavirus, many residents out of work amid the pandemic are still seeking answers to ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week jumped by the most in five months, but layoffs remain historically low as the labor market continues to be largely unaffected ...

Roy Cooper's new budget proposal calls for the first wholesale increase in unemployment benefits ... said lawmakers may look at benefit levels this year given the trust fund's size but that ...

"We are here to march in solidarity with all the workers who are currently excluded from unemployment benefits," advocate ... "The grant that was given in 2020 was not enough.

If you’re collecting Social Security, your benefit won’t be reduced if you’re receiving unemployment checks at the same time. However, receiving Social Security benefits may affect the size ...

4, 2021, the claim totals represent new regular state unemployment-benefit claims. Labor listed 17,749 North Carolinians drawing regular state benefits as of March 4, compared with a revised ...