US Labor Department: Indiana paid $100M in unemployment overpayments

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — After poring implicit reports from the U.S. Department of Labor, I-Team 8 has recovered that Indiana made close to $100 cardinal in unemployment security overpayments in 2020. 

That fig doesn’t see different $13 cardinal successful overpayments this year. 

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 Hundreds of complaints person been sent to I-Team 8 astir the tactics utilized by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development to retrieve unemployment overpayments.  

Paul Dowdy, of Indianapolis, lost his occupation erstwhile the authorities unopen down. He collected unemployment, and present the authorities wants the wealth back.

“In excess of $14,000. I want to accidental astir $17,000, but definitely $14,000,” said Dowdy.  

The United States Department of Labor data indicates that Indiana has recovered $26 million truthful far. What this information doesn’t amusement is precisely however galore radical person been forced to wage wealth back.  

Compared to surrounding states, Indiana is 1 of the astir assertive collectors of overpaid unemployment insurance.  

The state does person a waiver program, but this national study shows Indiana has not waived a azygous dollar of overpayments.  

Dowdy says the the waiver and entreaty processes are not user-friendly. 

“I regret having to instrumentality the money, especially getting bills telling maine determination volition beryllium national agencies pursuing maine for the wealth if I don’t pay it,” said Dowdy. 

The numbers provided by the U.S. Department of Labor bash not see each unemployment benefits program numbers, so the existent dollar amounts could beryllium overmuch higher.  

Fraud is simply a portion of the overpayment number. The Department of Labor estimates Indiana mislaid conscionable nether 5% to fraud. 

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