All rights reserved. Requests will not be processed and will be returned if full payment is not included and/or request is not legible. You get this bill in the mail and you only have 30 days from the date that mailed to you to try and build a case, using words that lawyers use, about why you shouldnt have to pay all of that back, Smith said. * Address Line 1. RELATES TO: KRS 341.413, 2022 Ky. Acts ch. .h1 {font-family:'Merriweather';font-weight:700;} Rev 01/2021 Kentucky Labor Cabinet Office of Unemployment Insurance Integrity Branch 500 Mero Street, 4-SC Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: (502)564-2387 . He is so far unable to ask for basic forgiveness, and stuck in limbo.. Complex Structured Query Language (SQL) queries are completed and reports are formatted to answer in-depth open records requests and to monitor agency, carrier and employer performance. The Kentucky Labor Cabinet consists of the Office of the Secretary, the Department of Workers' Claims,. We just need a complete overhaul.. Your efforts will help us maintain the integrity of the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Program. @media only screen and (min-width: 0px){.agency-nav-container.nav-is-open {overflow-y: unset!important;}} An Official Website of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Safety and health resources for those assisting in the tornado cleanup efforts. With no prize on the other side, Sanderson said. https://www.dol.gov/coronavirus/unemployment-insurance, Report fraud, waste and abuse to the Departments Office of the Inspector General, Statement of U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia on Passing Of Labor-Management Standards Director Arthur Rosenfeld, U.S. Department of Labor Adopts Revised Enforcement Policies For Coronavirus. Just a few months earlier, in March of 2020, Kentucky expanded unemployment insurance to cover independent contractors and substitute teachers. The information services sector rose by 200 jobs in August. It's entrenched in our system. He is so far unable to ask for basic forgiveness, and stuck in limbo.. The Office of Unemployment Insurance and the Kentucky Labor Cabinet are working to identify additional times and locations for in-person services around the state. Copyright 2021 WAVE 3 News. The unemployment office has so far approved debt relief to just over a third of those individuals who received letters. Governor Andy Beshear Wednesday afternoon addressed mounting fraud in Kentuckys unemployment system. All Rights Reserved. (6) authorizes the secretary to waive an overpayment of benefits for unemployment insurance claims filed between January 27, 2020 and September 6, 2021. Workers' Compensation. The Division of Information and Research is organized into two branches, the Records Branch and the Imaging Branch. While we do not foresee interruption to the use of your Reliacard, please note the following system maintenance scheduled for January 2023:, Due to the upcoming state holidays in 2023, the KentuckyOffice of Unemployment Insurance will be closed on the following days. Neither Gov. Well, I havent received that, Sanderson said. The site is secure. Since August 2021, employment in this sector has risen by 13,800 jobs or 3.4%. As a result of Governor Beshear's reorganization, the Imaging Branch is now comprised of two sections; Scanning and Open Records. Steve Gray, senior counsel at the National Employment Law Project, a nonprofit advocating for economic security and opportunity for workers, said anyone who was given benefits from the state should be eligible to request a debt waiver. The number of people employed in August decreased by 1,796 to 1,984,692 while the number of unemployed increased by 1,029 to 78,164. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure youre on a federal government site. The Department encourages reporting of unemployment insurance fraud in state systems, and the updated resources released today will assist in this reporting. Lots of states that have waivers in place don't give very many of them, even though there are lots of people that are eligible for them because of this sort of same mentality, Gray said. The only thing I've ever received was two collection letters..