How is fraud committed?
- Making false statements that may alter or increase benefits, or
- Withholding information that may alter or increase benefits, or
- Failing to report work in order to obtain or increase benefits, or
- Failing to report earnings in order to obtain or increase benefits.
What happens if I commit fraud?
If you commit reemployment assistance fraud, you face:
- Up to five years in prison per offense, AND
- Up to $5,000 fine per offense, AND
- Loss of future reemployment benefits, AND
- Repayment of all benefits to which you were not entitled.
How can I avoid committing fraud?
1. Report all earnings
- Federal and state law require that you report all earnings before taxes are deducted, including wages earned from self-employment, while claiming reemployment assistance benefits.
- ALL earnings must be reported in the week between Sunday and Saturday that you earned them, even if you have not been paid.
2. Report all work
- Federal and state law require that you report all work, including self-employment, while claiming reemployment assistance benefits.
- ALL work must be reported in the week between Sunday and Saturday that you worked, even if you have not been paid.
How do I report earnings correctly?
- Keep track of the total hours you work each calendar week, Sunday through Saturday.
- Your hourly rate of pay times the total hours worked equals your gross pay, which is the amount you must report.
- You must report ALL earnings for the week you do the work, not the week you are paid.
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