Labor Department deploys specialized "strike team" to California over alleged unemployment fraud and $21 billion in improper ...

Officials cite audit, IG report warning nearly $1B in COVID jobless funds still at risk ...

The sizable drop in claims mirrors the stronger-than-expected jobs report in January, with the unemployment rate dipping to 4 ...

California officials who turned a blind eye to unemployment scams — potentially worth tens of billions of dollars during the pandemic — will now be put directly under the microscope of the federal ...

In a letter sent to California’s Employment Development Department, the Department of Labor shared with state officials that it would soon be deploying a “strike team” to the state, ...

WASHINGTON — Nearly $1 billion of COVID-19-era unemployment benefits is sitting unused and ripe for fraud, the Labor Department’s official watchdog has warned. The department’s Office of Inspector ...