Unemployment Benefits Modernization: Faster Payments, Stronger Integrity
This act aims to streamline unemployment benefit payments, especially during crises, and enhance fraud control. Citizens can expect quicker financial support if they lose their jobs and greater assurance that the system is fair.
Key points
Unemployment systems must be ready for a twentyfold surge in claims, ensuring rapid assistance during crises.
Automated processes will be implemented for various benefit types, including those for federal employees, ex-servicemembers, and disaster unemployment.
Agencies must use an electronic system for information exchange with employers, speeding up data verification and preventing fraud.
Benefit payment oversight will be strengthened by cross-referencing data with the National Directory of New Hires to identify individuals who have found employment but are still receiving benefits.
States failing to meet new requirements may face a loss of federal funding for unemployment system administration.
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