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Claimants face stiffer penalties for UI fraud
April 18, 2005
The Idaho Department of Commerce and Labor is cracking down on unemployment insurance fraud with stricter penalties for claimants, including having to repay overpayments plus as much as a 100 percent penalty fee, with 52 weeks of ineligibility for future unemployment insurance benefits. The Idaho Legislature approved these new penalties in an effort to restore the state's decreasing unemployment insurance trust fund, and the legislation calls for a more aggressive enforcement campaign. On Point Technology's Barts software can support efforts like this by capturing, processing and controlling overpaid claims that are depleting state trust funds.
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