Labor/Employment,
Government
May 17, 2021
Senate unanimously passes unemployment fraud legislation
SB 58 would implement two measures recommended by the State Auditor: barring the agency from printing Social Security numbers on correspondence and requiring it create a specific division to implement fraud prevention efforts, especially during high-volume periods like the recent COVID-19 pandemic.
By a 37-0 vote, the full Senate has passed SB 58, a bill designed to fight a wave of unemployment benefit fraud against the state’s Employment Development Department.
It would implement two measures recommended by the State Auditor: barring the agency from printing Social Security numbers on correspondence and requiring it create a specific division to implement fraud prevention efforts, especially during high-volume periods like t...
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