04/01/2009 - Feds say Indiana miscounted jobless benefits (Associated Press)
Feds say Indiana miscounted jobless benefitsAssociated Press
The U.S. Department of Labor says Indiana's unemployment agency broke federal rules in writing and awarding contracts, including a rushed $7 million deal with Ivy Tech Community College last June that it says must be canceled immediately.
A labor department report also says the Indiana Department of Workforce Development miscalculated jobless benefits at a rate five times the national average.
The March 9 report obtained by The Associated Press says the state agency might be contributing to the insolvency of the state's unemployment insurance fund by ignoring a federal mandate to check a national database for newly hired workers.
A Workforce Development spokesman says the agency is reviewing the report and has begun implementing some suggested improvements.
