After finding $382 million in fraudulent unemployment payments since 2020, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) identified California, New York and Massachusetts as the primary […]
Tag: Unemployment
DOGE reveals bizarre findings of unemployment insurance claims survey: 'This is so crazy'
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) account on X shared eyebrow-raising findings from a survey of unemployment insurance claims. The “initial survey of Unemployment Insurance […]
Statute of limitations for pandemic unemployment fraud expires; bipartisan coalition seeks extension
Federal law enforcement’s hands are tied now that the statute of limitations for prosecuting fraud in COVID-era unemployment programs has expired. While Congress extended the […]
Layoffs and Unemployment Grow Among College Graduates
When Starbucks announced last month that it was laying off more than 1,000 corporate employees, it highlighted a disturbing trend for white-collar workers: Over the […]
Unemployment spikes in Washington, D.C. as Trump and Musk begin efforts to shrink the government
Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 11, 2025. Kevin […]
Massachusetts must pay feds $2.1B after mistakenly using pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits
Massachusetts must pay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next 10 years to resolve a debt after the state under former GOP Gov. Charlie […]
Can Low Unemployment Last Under Trump?
For a time, not too long ago, it was the central question animating economic forecasts and bets laid by investors in financial markets: Will the […]