Texas demands 46,000 people return $32 million in overpaid unemployment benefits
By Rebecca Klar - 07/06/20 04:32 PM EDT
A Texas state agency is reportedly seeking repayments from thousands of state residents who lost their jobs in recent months after officials found 46,000 people were initially overpaid in unemployment benefits.
The agency estimates it overpaid unemployment benefits to claimants by $32 million, The Houston Chronicle first reported Monday.
Cisco Gamez, a spokesperson for the Texas Workforce Commission, told The Texas Tribune in an email that state law requires the commission to “recover all unemployment benefits overpayments.â€
“Overpayments stay on your record until repaid,†Gamez said.
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