WA agency failed to catch doubled-up benefit payments

Inadequate tracking by the Employment Security Department led to Washington workers receiving both unemployment insurance and Paid Family and Medical Leave benefits at the same time, a new state audit found.

Under state law, no one is allowed to receive unemployment insurance and family leave benefits within the same week.

But findings from the State Auditor’s Office found 2,270 instances from July 2022 to June 2023 where the department paid both types of benefits to the same recipients in the same week. That totaled about $1.9 million.

Overall, the department paid about $1.3 billion in Paid Family and Medical Leave claims and about $1.2 billion in unemployment insurance claims during the 2023 budget year.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/11/14/wa-agency-failed-to-catch-doubled-up-benefit-payments/