Lawmakers press LEO director over pandemic-era UIA overpayments, Deloitte audit and deactivated fraud detection

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At a House Oversight hearing, Director Susan Corbin defended LEO’s procurement and modernization work while lawmakers demanded answers about billions in pandemic-era unemployment overpayments, who ordered a noncompliant UIA application, Deloitte’s role and the decision to deactivate fraud detection software.

Director Susan Corbin of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity testified to the House Committee on Oversight about department programs and the unemployment insurance agency’s modernization efforts, but lawmakers pressed her for answers about pandemic-era failures at UIA.

Representative Lisa Wolford, lead questioner at the hearing, said state audit work and outside reviews found “billions in waivers” and alleged that an internally created UIA application did not meet federal requirements during the pandemic. Wolford urged the committee to know who ordered that application and said she wanted the department to provide documentation: “Who ordered the creation of this unemployment assistance application that did not meet federal regulations?” she asked. Corbin said she could not answer immediately and would review the auditor general’s report and follow up with the committee.

Wolford also…

Lawmakers press LEO director over pandemic-era UIA overpayments, Deloitte audit and deactivated fraud detection

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