# Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Needs to Ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWA) Implement Effective Unemployment Insurance Program Fraud Controls for High Risk Areas
> **Other** by Department of Labor OIG · 2021-02-22
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## Report
- **Title:** Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Needs to Ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWA) Implement Effective Unemployment Insurance Program Fraud Controls for High Risk Areas
- **Submitting OIG:** Department of Labor OIG
- **Component agency:** Department of Labor
- **Type:** Other
- **Publication date:** 2021-02-22

## Summary

https://www.oig.dol.gov/public/reports/oa/viewpdf.php?r=19-21-002-03-315&y=2021


## Recommendations

- **Rec 1** (Open): We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training establish effective controls, in collaboration with SWAs, to mitigate fraud and other improper payments to ineligible claimants, including the areas identified in the…
- **Rec 2** (Open): We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training work with Congress to establish legislation requiring SWAs to cross match high-risk areas, including the four areas identified in the memo.
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/other/alert-memorandum-employment-and-training-administration-eta-needs-ensure-state)
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