Category: Department of Labor

Labor Dept. Made $77.2 Billion in Improper Unemployment Insurance Payments in 2021: IG

More than $77 billion of the unemployment insurance (UI) program’s total of $413 billion in payments in 2021 were made improperly, according to a report from the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (IG). The Labor Department (DOL) “published an improper payment rate of 18.71 percent for the UI program, which resulted in an estimated $77.2…


Senate Confirms Su as Deputy Secretary of Labor as Three GOPers Miss Vote

Julie Su, President Joe Biden’s nominee as Deputy Secretary of Labor, was confirmed Tuesday by the Senate despite worries about her inability to stem an avalanche of California unemployment benefit fraud during the CCP Virus-prompted economic lockdown. Su, the Director of California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency, was confirmed on a straight-party vote, with 48…