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CT lawmakers push bill to forgive unemployment 'overpayments' | Hartford Business Journal

Connecticut lawmakers are set to consider a bill this session that would provide financial relief to individuals who received unemployment benefits during the pandemic but were later ordered to repay all, or part, of that money to the state.

The proposed legislation would allow thousands of additional people to qualify for forgiveness from what the state describes as “overpayments,” which occur when someone receives jobless benefits that they are later found to be ineligible for. ....

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