D.C. workers face firing for unemployment fraud

[chanel]

Nearly 90 city employees were suspended Monday and face potential firing and prosecution for receiving unemployment benefits while holding their city jobs, District officials said.

In addition, about 40 former city workers cashed unemployment checks they were not entitled to and also face sanctions. In all, the city estimates it has paid out as much as $800,000 in unemployment benefits to working city employees since 2009.

“By holding people accountable, that sends a clear message we’re not tolerating this behavior,” said Lisa Mallory, director of the D.C. Department of Employment Services, which administers the jobless benefits program.

Wow. They won't tolerate it anymore?

I hope we get a followup to see how many have been fired, made restitution, or did jail time. (insert snark mark here)

 

[DaGoose]

Nearly 90 city employees were suspended Monday and face potential firing and prosecution for receiving unemployment benefits while holding their city jobs, District officials said.

In addition, about 40 former city workers cashed unemployment checks they were not entitled to and also face sanctions. In all, the city estimates it has paid out as much as $800,000 in unemployment benefits to working city employees since 2009.

“By holding people accountable, that sends a clear message we’re not tolerating this behavior,” said Lisa Mallory, director of the D.C. Department of Employment Services, which administers the jobless benefits program.

Wow. They won't tolerate it anymore?

I hope we get a followup to see how many have been fired, made restitution, or did jail time. (insert snark mark here)

Forget the "snark mark", how about a ?

 

[chanel]

Sorry.

D.C. workers face potential firing in alleged unemployment fraud - The Washington Post

 

[editec]

It would make more sense to make them pay back the money they swindled.

 

[Caroljo]

It would make more sense to make them pay back the money they swindled.

That AND get fired...
People in Michigan are getting their UE checks cut off soon...they'll get nothing. While people like this are collecting from it while still having a job. Makes me sick.......

 

[Stephanie]

YOUR public servants at work..

 

[WillowTree]

Nearly 90 city employees were suspended Monday and face potential firing and prosecution for receiving unemployment benefits while holding their city jobs, District officials said.

In addition, about 40 former city workers cashed unemployment checks they were not entitled to and also face sanctions. In all, the city estimates it has paid out as much as $800,000 in unemployment benefits to working city employees since 2009.

“By holding people accountable, that sends a clear message we’re not tolerating this behavior,” said Lisa Mallory, director of the D.C. Department of Employment Services, which administers the jobless benefits program.

Wow. They won't tolerate it anymore?

I hope we get a followup to see how many have been fired, made restitution, or did jail time. (insert snark mark here)

sooo many leecher cheaters around,, nobody can be honest anymore? what they did is anti American. pure and simple.

 

[mudwhistle]

YOUR public servants at work..

What it shows is government can be corrupt, not because of some big entity but because when people have a license to steal....they will.

 

[WillowTree]

why do they "face firing" instead of being fired.?

 

[Claudette]

Lets see what the investigation brings.

Heads should role on this one.

 

[WillowTree]

Lets see what the investigation brings.

Heads should role on this one.

well,, per the article we know A. they're employed. and B. they were receiving unemployment checks. Why haven't they been fired?

 

[WillowTree]

Nearly 90 city employees were suspended Monday and face potential firing and prosecution for receiving unemployment benefits while holding their city jobs, District officials said.









They should have already been fired..

 

[Caroljo]

We had a layoff where i work a couple years ago, and after they were all called back a 2 or 3 people kept collecting their UE checks. They no longer work here!

 

[Claudette]

Good.

 

[Inthemiddle]

I don't see why they should be fired at all. They should have to repay all the unemployment payments they received inappropriately. But it's pointless to fire them. There's no reason for their employer to in the middle of this.

 

[Stephanie]

i don't see why they should be fired at all. They should have to repay all the unemployment payments they received inappropriately. But it's pointless to fire them. There's no reason for their employer to in the middle of this.

omgawd..

 

[Inthemiddle]

i don't see why they should be fired at all. They should have to repay all the unemployment payments they received inappropriately. But it's pointless to fire them. There's no reason for their employer to in the middle of this.

omgawd..

In other words, you recognize that there indeed is no reason for them to be fired, other than your irrational hatred and desire to hurt these people.

 

[Stephanie]

i don't see why they should be fired at all. They should have to repay all the unemployment payments they received inappropriately. But it's pointless to fire them. There's no reason for their employer to in the middle of this.

omgawd..

In other words, you recognize that there indeed is no reason for them to be fired, other than your irrational hatred and desire to hurt these people.

unlike you, I don't condone STEALING..

IDIOT

 

[Full-Auto]

I don't see why they should be fired at all. They should have to repay all the unemployment payments they received inappropriately. But it's pointless to fire them. There's no reason for their employer to in the middle of this.

You would be wrong.

Employers pay for unemployment, not the workers. The result is higher premiums for that insurance.

 

[Inthemiddle]

omgawd..

In other words, you recognize that there indeed is no reason for them to be fired, other than your irrational hatred and desire to hurt these people.

unlike you, I don't condone STEALING..

IDIOT

I never said I condone stealing. What I said is that it's not a workplace issue.