Ways and Means Looking to Curb Pandemic Related Fraud
“The coronavirus pandemic tested the nation’s unemployment benefits system more than any prior recession,” said Amy Simon, a principal at Simon Advisory LLC. Not only did far more individuals file claims for weekly benefits than ever before, but lockdowns and mass layoffs concentrated those record claims starting in March 2020, creating an unprecedented surge in demand for benefits that quickly rose to an apparent 33 million claims by June 2020, she said.
