Colorado small business owners fight unemployment fraud
CDLE reports uptick in fraudulent filings
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and last updated 2021-03-02 20:51:51-05
DENVER â Colorado small business owners wear many hats, but as Colorado rebounds from the pandemic, Unemployment Fraud Fighter is a new role. And in some cases, the state is not making it easy. It s not my job. It s not my job at all, said Brendan Zarnoch, the Chief Operating Office for Root Tree Service in Centennial about fighting unemployment fruad. I mean, this should be a very simple system.
He is one of a growing number of Colorado business owners working hard on stopping potentially fraudulent unemployment claims, but running into obstacles from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE).