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Friday, October 18, 2013

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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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

WELL, duh! HOW MANY WILL, AND WILL IT BE TRACKED? I doubt it...

Anonymous said...

sorta funny. pay back unemployment, but let food stampers get away with theft. guess the rational is, state decided unemployment by the rules and walmart didn't follow the rules.

Anonymous said...

Will bammy have to repay his fraudulently obtained college vacation?!

Anonymous said...

Damn. They got a two week paid vacation. The poor and the elder suffered if the needed their food, the wic program or snap.