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COVID-19: ETA and States Did Not Protect Pandemic-Related UI Funds from Improper Payments Including Fraud or from Payment Delays

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Labor OIG
Date Issued: 
Friday, September 30, 2022
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Labor
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
19-22-006-03-315
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Audit
Special Projects: 
Pandemic
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
5
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Additional Details Link: 
https://www.oig.dol.gov/public/reports/oa/2022/19-22-006-03-315.pdf

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
1 Open Yes
We recommend the Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training: Use data collected from monitoring and BAM reports to identify the areas of highest improper payments including fraud and create a plan to prevent similar issues in future temporary UI benefit programs.
2 Open Yes
We recommend the Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training: Require states to have written policies and procedures, which apply lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, to continue eligibility testing and BPC procedures during emergencies or other times of increased claims volume. These policies and procedures should include strategies to pay claimants timely.
3 Open Yes
We recommend the Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training: Work with NASWA to update the IDH Participant Agreement to require state to submit the results of their UI fraud investigations.
4 Open Yes
We recommend the Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training: Work with NASWA to ensure the IDH cross matches are effective at preventing the types of fraud that were detected during the pandemic and regularly update using the results of state fraud investigations.
5 Open Yes
We recommend the Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training: Work with the OIG and states to recover the greatest practicable amount of the $7,092,604 paid to claimants connected to likely fraudulent claims.
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