Bill > H0152

This bill adds to existing law to establish procedures to verify the integrity of the employment security program. The bill requires the Department of Labor to perform weekly cross-checks of the unemployment insurance rolls against the national directory of new hires, the state's incarcerated individuals list, and the state's death records. The Department must also verify claimant identity, such as through multi-factor authentication or in-person identification, and conduct full eligibility reviews of suspicious or potentially improper claims, including those from suspicious IP addresses or multiple claims associated with the same address or bank account. The bill declares an emergency and states that it will take effect on July 1, 2023.