Labor Dept. says fraud behind many unemployment delays

Charlie MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

After Milford resident Candice Hamilton was let go from her health care job in November 2021 she immediately filed for unemployment.  After receiving her benefits for three weeks, the payments stopped.  In late December, Hamilton was told by a Department of Labor caseworker that her claim is in a queue awaiting assignment to a claims deputy and that there was …