# DOL - 19-22-006-03-315 - 1
> **Open** recommendation · 2022-09-30
**Report:** COVID-19: ETA and States Did Not Protect Pandemic-Related UI Funds from Improper Payments Including Fraud or from Payment Delays ([detail](https://api.ai-analytics.org/ig-report/33555))
**OIG report number:** 19-22-006-03-315
**Recommendation number:** 1
## Text
We recommend the Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training: Use data collected from monitoring and BAM reports to identify the areas of highest improper payments including fraud and create a plan to prevent similar issues in future temporary UI benefit programs.
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*Source: oversight.gov · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*