Safeguarding Unemployment Insurance Benefits from Fraud

Fraud mitigation techniques for individuals, employers, and state agencies

State unemployment agencies are under great pressure to provide prompt services to the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs as a result of the economic crisis brought on by COVID-19. The overwhelming number of claims for unemployment benefits has made it difficult for government agencies to separate legitimate claims from fraudulent ones, allowing cyber fraud scammers to take advantage of the system. To understand how government agencies can better respond to this crisis, Government Business Council (GBC) developed the following issue brief.

Download this GBC Issue Brief to learn more about:

  • How criminals take advantage of unemployment benefits 
  • The challenges to fraud mitigation
  • How fraudulent claims can be prevented
  • How state and federal government agencies are responding to the crisis

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