Healey administration reaches deal with feds on $2.5 billion bill for unemployment insurance payments

The agreement, signed Friday on one of the last days of the Biden administration, reduces the total cost owed to the federal government by about $1 billion. AdvertisementThe agreement was signed on Friday, on one of the last days of the Biden administration.Lauren Jones, Governor Maura Healey’s labor secretary, said there would be no immediate…

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Massachusetts must pay feds $2.1B after mistakenly using pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits

Massachusetts must pay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next decade after the prior administration mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits. Massachusetts must pay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next decade after the prior administration mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits. See the entire article on…

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‘Monumental error’: Mass. owes feds $2.1 billion to resolve unemployment mistake

Massachusetts must pay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next decade after the Baker administration mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits, officials said … Massachusetts must pay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next decade after the Baker administration mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits, officials said…

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