Punching In: GOP Anti-Fraud Plan Guts Unemployment Modernization

March 6, 2023, 10:35 AM UTC

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers.

GOP, Biden Release UI Fraud Plans|EEOC Watching Accommodation Case

Rebecca Rainey: Republican lawmakers and the Biden administration are squaring up over how to tackle the staggering amount of taxpayer dollars lost to unemployment insurance fraud during the pandemic, with both the White House and the GOP unveiling plans to recover some of that money.

The House Ways and Means Committee approved Republican-backed legislation last week aimed at encouraging states to recoup fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits by allowing them to keep a percentage of what they recover and doubling the statute of limitations for ...

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