COVID-19: More Can Be Done to Mitigate Risk to Unemployment Compensation Under The CARES Act

Submitting OIG:

Date Issued:

Friday, August 7, 2020

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

19-20-008-03-315

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Special Projects:

Number of Recommendations:

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Attachment	Size
19-20-008-03-315_UIProvisions_COVID-19_Final Rpt_080720.pdf	1.61 MB

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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
2	Open	Yes
The Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training should include CARES Act UI transactions in the BAM or develop an alternative methodology to reliably estimate improper payments for those programs.
4	Open	Yes
The Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training should issue guidance directing states to provide access to state UI claimant data, in order to prevent and detect fraud.