The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance placed holds on unemployment benefits for around 1,700 people who applied for Pandemic Unemployment.
The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance placed holds on unemployment benefits for around 1,700 people who applied for Pandemic Unemployment.
State Launching ID Verification Process For Some UI Claims
A sign announces the closure of an unemployment walk-in center in Boston due to the coronavirus pandemic on May 9, 2020.
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March 4, 2021
Facing what it calls a continued surge of fraudulent claim attempts, the state Department of Unemployment Assistance announced a new identity verification process Thursday aimed at speeding up payments to claimants.
The Baker administration contracted with ID.me, a federally certified security vendor specializing in digital identity protection, to implement a mobile-friendly ID process for the state s unemployment benefits program.
DUA plans to implement ID.me for existing claimants waiting for verification starting March 5 and then for new claimants in the coming weeks, the department said. Those who clear the process should receive payments within several days.
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By Katie Johnston Globe Staff,Updated March 1, 2021, 6:15 p.m.
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Marie Justice-Hughes, a pediatric nurse, waited for an Uber to arrive to take her to work. She got COVID and has been struggling to get back to full-time work and hasn t gotten her unemployment benefits for the past eight weeks.Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff
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