Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 20-21

Abstract

The purpose of UIPL No. 20-21 is to advise states of appropriate circumstances for assessing a monetary fraud penalty and for assessing interest and other collection costs on benefit overpayments created under the CARES Act (Public Law (Pub. L.) 116-136), as amended; and to provide instructions for circumstances under which a state may waive recovery of overpayments, including limited circumstances for permissible use of �blanket waivers.�