Kansas employers struggling with unemployment fraud claims
State labor leaders have not said how much state has paid scammers Share Updated: 4:50 PM CST Feb 4, 2021
State labor leaders have not said how much state has paid scammers Share Updated: 4:50 PM CST Feb 4, 2021
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Show Transcript 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 TH