Furloughed Feds Who Sought Unemployment Must Repay Cash

For some federal employees, it's payback time.

During the partial government shutdown, tens of thousands of furloughed employees in this area applied for unemployment benefits.

But those benefits came with a catch: If feds would receive back pay -- and they will -- unemployment benefits would have to be returned.

The day of recompense has arrived.

"We plan to notify the individuals that did access the money, as well as those that did not, that they need to pay this money back," says Lisa Maria Mallory, director of the D.C. Department of Employment Services. "We will reverse the payment in instances where it hasn't been accessed," she says.
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