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Committee questions OLA audit of frontline worker pay program; DLI describes fraud‑prevention and recoupment actions
Summary
Sen. Grant Pratt questioned DLI about the Office of the Legislative Auditor review of the frontline worker pay program; Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach described fraud‑prevention steps and referrals for recoupment and criminal investigation.
Sen. Grant Pratt and other committee members raised questions about the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) review of the frontline worker pay program that the Department of Labor and Industry administered in coordination with other agencies.
Pratt recalled OLA findings that some applications were approved despite fraud indicators and asked what DLI had done since the report. Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach said the department built fraud‑prevention protocols into the application process and worked with the Department of Revenue and DEED. She said DLI’s protocols identified applicants with fraud indicators and prevented…
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