Kansas employers struggling with unemployment fraud claims
State labor leaders have not said how much state has paid scammers
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Updated: 4:50 PM CST Feb 4, 2021
State labor leaders have not said how much state has paid scammers
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Updated: 4:50 PM CST Feb 4, 2021
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MATT FLENER SHOWS US WHAT’S HAPPENING. >> NATE SCOTT IS ONE OF DOZENS OF KANSAS HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGERS ASKING FOR HELP. >> THE UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM IS ANTIQUATED. >> HE WROTE THIS LETTER SHARING ABOUT HIS TROUBLE WITH FRAUDULENT UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS. 82 EMPLOYEES, 25 OF WHICH HAVE HAD THEIR IDENTITY COMPROMISE, IS THAT RIGHT? >> THAT’S CORRECT, AND SPEAKING WITH OTHER COLLEAGUES HERE IN THE AREA, WE ARE IN THE MINORITY OF GROUPS THAT -- THEY’VE ONLY HAD 25%-30%. >> HE IS CONFIDENT HIS WORKPLACE HAS NOT BEEN HACKED, INSTEAD IT IS A WIDESPREAD FOR OUR -- FRAUD PROBLEM. , THE LABOR DEPARTMENT WILL NOT SAY HOW MUCH MONEY IT IS PAYING TO SCAMMERS. >> WE THINK THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS MISAPPROPRIATED. >> LAWMAKERS WANT THE DEPARTMENT TO TELL BUSINESS OWNERS HOW MUCH THEY WILL HAVE TO REPAY, THEY SAY THEY ARE ONLY WORKING WITH THE LEGISLATIVE AUDIT LOOKING FOR A VALID NUMBER BEFORE IT IS PUBLIC. MEANWHILE, THOSE IN BU