Reducing Unemployment Fraud
Fraud occurs when adequate safeguards are not in place. Unprecedented fraud occurred nationwide during the pandemic, exposing preexisting deficiencies that became more pronounced due to the flood of federal dollars rushing into states. FGA’s reforms will help states detect fraud on the front end and empower swift prosecution of fraudulent claims to recoup the funds businesses pay into the program through payroll taxes.
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“Fixing” What Wasn’t Broken: Why Biden’s Child Tax Credit Scheme Is a Recipe for Failure
KEY FINDINGS THE BOTTOM LINE: CONGRESS SHOULD END THE BIDEN TAX CREDIT SCHEME. Biden radically changed the Child Tax Credit Prior to the passage of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) in March 2021, American families were eligible for the Child Tax Credit, which was most recently revised by the Trump tax cuts (Tax Cuts and […]
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FGA Urges Federal Agencies to Implement Work-Oriented Reforms
Washington, D.C. – Following the Trump administration’s April executive order aimed at promoting work and economic mobility for able-bodied adults on welfare, the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) issued recommendations for agencies administering welfare programs. With 30 days left for agencies to make recommendations, FGA urges both the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) […]
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Our Unemployment Solutions
Our Unemployment Experts
Our Unemployment Research
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BriefsMichigan’s Unemployment System Is Broken—But Can Be Fixed
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Help Wanted: How Assigning Able-Bodied Adults to Employment and Training Programs Can Help Solve the Labor Shortage
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How Tennessee Supercharged Its Economic Recovery by Ending Expanded Unemployment Benefits
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Top Five Unemployment Insurance Fraud Schemes—And How to Stop Them
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One Major Barrier to the Badger State Comeback
At FGA, we don’t just talk about changing policy—we make it happen.
By partnering with FGA through a gift, you can create more policy change that returns America to a country where entrepreneurship thrives, personal responsibility is rewarded, and paychecks replace welfare checks.