West Virginia Code 21A-2D-5 – Recovering overpayments and preventing fraud
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The commissioner shall adopt and implement internal administrative policy to:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 21A-2D-5
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(a) Prioritize and always pursue the recovery of fraudulent unemployment overpayments to the fullest extent allowable under state and federal law;
(b) Enter into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General to proactively detect and investigate cases of unemployment fraud; and
(c) Recover improper overpayments of unemployment benefits, without exception, to the fullest extent possible by state and federal law.