This publication was prepared to provide the Department of Labor (DOL), Congress, and other interested parties with information related to our current investigative efforts to detect and pursue Unemployment Insurance (UI) ...

The Federal-State Extended Benefits (EB) Program permits eligible individuals to receive benefits equal to one-half of their entitlement under the regular State unemployment insurance program up to a maximum of 39 weeks ...

Previous studies of unemployment insurance have obtained estimates for reduced form model consisting of two equations: the duration equation and the post unemployment earnings equation. These equations do not, however, ...

Personal reemployment accounts (PRAs) are a new strategy intended to help specific recipients of Unemployment Insurance (UI) build job skills and find work. PRAs are lump sum accounts of up to $3,000 that are fully managed ...

This publication presents findings from a U.S. Department of Labor evaluation of Personal Reemployment Accounts (PRA) implementation in eight states. (PRAs are self-managed accounts of $3,000 that are offered to select ...

The purpose of this report is to assess the feasibility of developing and operating a program of extended UI benefits at the substate level. In principle, extended benefits might be more effectively targeted toward workers ...

In this report, the authors present findings from Phase I of a four-year study of the design, implementation, and operation of worker profiling and reemployment services systems, an initiative legislated by Public Law ...

This publication, addressed to Congress, highlights the most significant activities and accomplishments of the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the period between April 1 - September 30, 2017.