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Labor Department's resistance to political pressure helped stem fraud, secretary says - Maryland Matters

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Maryland paid out billions of dollars in benefits, but many people waited weeks and in some cases, months for money to arrive. The delays sparked criticism from the public, state legislators and Maryland’s congressional delegation. Labor Secretary Tiffany Robinson offered a robust defense of her agency and its contractors.

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Labor Department's resistance to political pressure helped stem fraud, secretary says - Maryland Matters

When thousands of Marylanders were thrown out of work at the height on the COVID-19 pandemic, the state Department of Labor found itself under siege, trying to process a flood of unemployment insurance claims that arose seemingly overnight. The agency’s workforce and its benefits system struggled, not least because department personnel suddenly found themselves working from home. They also found themselves coping with a cascading set of changes …

1 year ago·Takoma Park, United States

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