Jobless Benefit Overpayments – Colorado

Colorado overpays jobless benefits by $128 million, pursues recipients, By Ryan Parker, June 6, 2012, Denver Post: “Colorado improperly paid nearly $128 million in unemployment benefits last year, and the state wants it all back. That included more than $98 million from state coffers, with the rest coming from the federal government’s extended-benefits plan, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. That Colorado money accounts for nearly 2 percent of the $5.1 billion in erroneous unemployment payments made by states nationwide in 2011, Labor Department spokesman Jason Kuruvilla said. The improper payments include some instances of fraud but most frequently are the result of clerical errors…”