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Improper Payments in the Unemployment Insurance Program: Overpayments and Rule Violations

Report Details

Submitting OIG: 
Louisiana Legislative Auditor
Report Description: 
This report provides the results of our evaluation of the Louisiana Workforce Commission’s (LWC) Unemployment Insurance program (State UI) and federally funded COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment assistance programs (Federal UI). The purpose of this report was to identify potential overpayments or improper unemployment benefit payments LWC made to claimants. Overall, we found that LWC made approximately $2.9 million in payments that potentially violated unemployment benefit program rules outlined in federal and/or state law, including payments to claimants enrolled in multiple programs at the same time, payments higher than the maximum benefit amount, and duplicate payments.
Date Issued: 
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
State of Louisiana
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
82210001
Location: 
LA
United States
Type of Report: 
Audit
Professional Standard: 
Other
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Report File Link: 
https://app.lla.state.la.us/publicreports.nsf/0/c83d15e52032a5b386258789005dc673…

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