North Charlotte Today

Senator Thom Tillis and ten of his Senate colleagues have introduced the bipartisan Unemployment Insurance Integrity and Accessibility Act, aimed at enhancing the nation’s unemployment insurance system.

“COVID-19 exposed vulnerabilities in our unemployment insurance system that must be addressed,” said Senator Tillis. “This commonsense legislation protects taxpayer dollars by stopping fraud in our unemployment insurance system while ensuring it is available for those who need it.”

The Unemployment Insurance Integrity and Accessibility Act includes several key provisions:

- Extends the federal statute of limitations for pandemic unemployment insurance fraud to 10 years from the current 5 years.

- Allows states to waive overpayments of pandemic unemployment insurance that have not been recovered as of the date of enactment in non-fraud cases where repayment would be contrary to equity and good conscience. States are required to waive these non-fraud overpayments if no overpayment is established by December 31, 2025.

- Requires states to crossmatch unemployment compensation claims against the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) to prevent claimants from collecting UI if they are working.

- Implements new access and technology requirements for online claim filing systems and in-person alternatives.

- Provides for oversight of federal investments into the administration of UI programs.

Full text of the bill is available HERE.

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