Bills To Forgive Unemployment Overpayments Get Bipartisan Support
Updated Feb. 10 with details from House Government Oversight Committee hearing: Six Missouri state representatives are working to pass legislation to forgive some or all of the unemployment overpayments that the Missouri Department of Labor is asking thousands to pay back. Five bills currently moving through committee would forgive the federal portion of that funding, which is about 80% of all the benefits. A noninterest payment plan is being offered by the department. Rep. Ian Mackey, D-St. Louis, wants to see the state portion also forgiven, since it was the department’s error. “Why ...