New Unemployment Benefits Rules: More Requirements and Oversight
This act introduces new requirements for individuals seeking unemployment benefits, including mandatory participation in interviews and assessments. The goal is to streamline reemployment and enhance oversight of benefit expenditures. Citizens must be prepared for active job searching and cooperation with agencies to maintain their eligibility for benefits.
Key points
Unemployment benefit claimants may be required to attend interviews, participate in reemployment services, and undergo drug testing or skill assessments.
Employers will be able to report non-compliance by job applicants with state law provisions, which could affect benefit eligibility.
An increased number of random audits of unemployment compensation programs aims to improve their administration and accuracy.
States that do not align their laws with these new requirements may lose access to federal unemployment compensation funds.
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