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Labor Department offers unemployment clawback guidance

Feb 9, 2022
The Department of Labor has issued new guidance to states recommending they forgive pandemic unemployment overpayments where fraud is not involved.
On average, unemployment benefits for laid-off workers are expected to be much less.
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Clawbacks often leave out the clawing

Sep 20, 2016
Policies that allow companies to take back bonuses are common but rarely used.
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