Gov. Northam directs Virginia Employment Commission to speed up unemployment claims processing
Scripps National
and last updated 2021-05-18 21:34:47-04
RICHMOND, Va. - Gov. Ralph Northam is directing the Virginia Employment Commission to invest $20 million to dramatically expand the agencyâs ability to process complicated unemployment insurance claims.
Executive Directive Sixteen requires the agency add 300 new adjudication staffers, make immediate technology upgrades and complete a full modernization of the Commonwealthâs unemployment insurance system by October 1.
While Virginia ranks sixth in the nation for the timely payment of benefits to eligible applicants, Northam s office says this will speed up the resolution of cases flagged as potentially fraudulent or ineligible. These cases represent approximately four percent of all claims.
Virginia Employment Commission directed to speed up unemployment claim processing
Published Tuesday, May. 18, 2021, 6:31 pm
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Gov. Ralph Northam today directed the Virginia Employment Commission to invest $20 million to expand the agency’s ability to process unemployment insurance claims.
Executive Directive Sixteen requires the agency add 300 new adjudication staffers, make immediate technology upgrades, and complete a full modernization of the Commonwealth’s unemployment insurance system by Oct. 1.
While Virginia ranks sixth in the nation for the timely payment of benefits to eligible applicants, the governor’s action will speed up the resolution of cases flagged as potentially fraudulent or ineligible. These cases represent approximately four percent of all claims.
Governor Northam Directs Virginia Employment Commission to Speed Up Processing of Unemployment Claims
RICHMOND Governor Ralph Northam today directed the Virginia Employment Commission to invest $20 million to dramatically expand the agency’s ability to process complicated unemployment insurance claims. Executive Directive Sixteen requires the agency add 300 new adjudication staffers, make immediate technology upgrades, and complete a full modernization of the Commonwealth’s unemployment insurance system by October 1, 2021.
While Virginia ranks sixth in the nation for the timely payment of benefits to eligible applicants, the Governor’s action will speed up the resolution of cases flagged as potentially fraudulent or ineligible. These cases represent approximately four percent of all claims.
Gov. Northam directs VEC to speed up processing of unemployment claims
WTVR
Posted at 4:19 PM, May 18, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-18 16:19:49-04
RICHMOND, Va. Gov. Ralph Northam directed the Virginia Unemployment Commission to invest $20 million to expand the agency s ability to process unemployment insurance claims.
The executive directive will require the agency to add 300 new adjudication staffers, make technology upgrades and modernize Virginia s unemployment insurance system by October 1, 2021.
Northam s action will help to speed up the resolution of unemployment cases that are flagged as possibly fraudulent or ineligible.
âVirginia is a national leader in getting unemployment benefits to eligible individuals, but itâs clear that complex cases must be resolved more quickly,â said Governor Northam. âThatâs why Iâm directing the Virginia Employment Commission invest $20 million to significantly speed up its adjudication process and im