The Department of Labor identified an uptick in unemployment scams shortly after the CARES Act was passed and it included looser requirements for unemployment. In addition, the CARES Act included an ...

Anyone can fall victim to fraud but the elderly may be particularly vulnerable. In 2024, Americans aged 60-plus reported the ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- With thousands of Texans stuck waiting on the phone, unemployment officials are worried scammers might be trying to take advantage. For two weeks, Destiny Taylor has tried to ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Theodore Taylor was pretty surprised when he received a tax document recently from Ohio's unemployment agency showing that he had been paid $1,300 in benefits last year. A Philadelphia ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The FBI put out a new warning Thursday about widespread unemployment fraud in Illinois. The bureau said fraud victims could have a major problem on their hands, especially when it's ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – More than four years after the pandemic began, New York State is still trying to claw back billions of your tax dollars that it sent to unemployment scammers. But as News10NBC ...

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- A Troubleshooter investigation into the state's unemployment system is getting results. The state is taking new action to protect your identity when it comes to unemployment fraud.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is demanding a federal watchdog audit how many government workers are accepting “fraudulent unemployment benefits” while still collecting paychecks after ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- As the pandemic swept the nation, collapsed the economy and threw millions out of their jobs, it was time for the California Employment Development Department to step up and ...