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Unemployment Insurance Overpayments Related to Work Search Underscore the Need for More Consistent State Requirements

Submitting OIG:

Department of Labor OIG

Date Issued:

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Labor

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

04-21-001-03-315

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

$0

Funds for Better Use:

$0

Number of Recommendations:

4

View Document:

Attachment	Size
04-21-001-03-315UI-Wrk-Srch-RqrmntsFinal-Rpt09292021.pdf	1.61 MB

Additional Details Link:

https://www.oig.dol.gov/public/reports/oa/2021/04-21-001-03-315.pdf

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation	Additional Details
2	Open	Yes
We recommend the following to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Examine the effectiveness of Benefit Accuracy Measurement’s contact verification process to ensure it reflects the current methods claimants use to seek work.
3	Open	Yes
We recommend the following to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Provide guidance to states notifying them that formal and informal warnings are not permissible under Federal work search law.
4	Open	Yes
We recommend the following to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Include in the UI improper payment estimate: (1) overpayments related to work search formal and informal warnings; and (2) payments to claimants who provide no or insufficient documentation to support eligibility with respect to work search, consistent with the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act and OMB guidance that defines improper payments.