Several thousand Pennsylvanians have received erroneous letters from the state Department of Labor and Industry about Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) overpayments, which the letters incorrectly say must be repaid by Dec. 1.
The letters say the claimants’ right to appeal has expired, and threaten the recipient with seizure of state or federal income tax refunds, as well as additional financial penalties. The letters also direct the recipients to send checks to the Pennsylvania Workforce Commission – an agency that does not exist.
Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry said the error was caused by Geographic Solutions, the vendor that runs its web-based Unemployment Compensation system.
“L&I is still gathering information, but it appears that a form created for claimants in another state was amended to include reference to Pennsylvania and sent to Pennsylvania claimants,” according to an agency spokesperson. She said the department plans to contact people who received the incorrect notices.
It isn’t the first time such an erroneous letter has gone out. A letter earlier this year threatened property liens.
Advocates are also trying to get the word out to anyone who might have received the notices.
“These notices were sent in error. They are not accurate to Pennsylvania, they do not apply to you. They do not apply to your overpayment and you can ignore them and should ignore them,” said Julia Simon-Mishel, supervising attorney of the unemployment...
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