Kansas Sending Letters Telling People to Repay Unemployment Claims Dating to COVID-19 Pandemic

Kansas sending letters telling people to repay unemployment claims dating to COVID-19 pandemic

Nearly half owe more than $5,000 and could face liens or garnished wages if they don’t respond.

Thousands of Kansas residents to receive notice saying they need to repay mistaken unemployment payments from pandemic

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Labor is notifying more than 8,500 individuals that they received overpayments for unemployment insurance, including some is

Kansas is trying to get back $67 million in unemployment overpayments

Kansas Seeks $67.4M in Pandemic-Era Unemployment Repayments

The Kansas Department of Labor is notifying more than 8,500 individuals that they collectively were overpaid $67.4 million for unemployment insurance and must repay the funds. Nearly half owe more than $5,000 and could face liens or garnished wages if they don’t respond. Some of the overpayments were issued during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amy Selm, deputy labor secretary, and Nicole Struckhoff, deputy unemployment director, told reporters 2,700 of…

Labor Department seeks to recover $67 million in unemployment overpayments since ’19

The state Labor Department is seeking to recover about $67.5 million in overpayments in unemployment insurance paid to more than 8,000 Kansans over a seven-year period. The agency is sending out bills to 8,526 people who received more money than they were eligible to receive from Jan. 1, 2019, until Jan. 1, 2026.  Officials said 54% of those owe less than $5,000. Labor officials said the overpayments represented less than 1% of 1.5 million claim…

State seeks repayment of unemployment claims - The Iola Register

The state is sending letters telling people to repay unemployment claims dating to COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly half owe more than $5,000 and face liens or garnished wages. TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Labor is notifying more than 8,500 individuals that they received overpayments for unemployment insurance, including some issued during the COVID-19 pandemic, and must repay the funds. Nearly half owe more than $5,000 and could face liens or gar…