UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER No. 02-19
Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 02-19
Recovery of Certain Unemployment Compensation Debts under the Treasury Offset Program
To remind state workforce agencies (SWAs) that Federal law requires all states to participate in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Treasury Offset Program (TOP) to recover delinquent unemployment compensation (UC) debts for benefit overpayments due to fraud, benefit overpayments due to a claimant’s failure to report earnings, and delinquent UC taxes.
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
MOLLY E. CONWAY
Acting Assistant Secretary
Please direct inquiries to the appropriate ETA Regional Office.