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DOL: Settle PUA overpayments
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Posted on Jun 22 2023
The CNMI Department of Labor is reminding individuals who have received Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation benefits in the CNMI and were found to have been overpaid to contact DOL to settle the overpayment.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the PUA and FPUC programs were established to provide financial support to those who were unemployed, partially unemployed, or unable and/or unavailable to work as a direct result of the pandemic. However, some recipients in the CNMI may have received more benefits than they were eligible for due to several reasons, such as, but not limited to incorrect/incomplete earnings reported, failure to report their return to work or earnings, or withholding of pertinent employment information.
Recipients who have received a Notice of Overpayment are encouraged to promptly repay the overpaid balance.
To assist in the repayment process, DOL offers options including making a one-time payment, setting up a scheduled repayment plan, or having the overpayment deducted from future PUA benefits, if applicable. To explore your repayment options, contact the DOL’s Benefit Payment Control Unit.
It is important for individuals to promptly report any changes as well as provide all required and requested documents to avoid overpayment and future offset of applicable benefits, such as tax refunds or wage garnishments.
If you have questions about your PUA benefits or overpayments in the CNMI, contact the CNMI Department of Labor Benefit Payment Control Unit at (670) 322-9941, (670) 322–9943, or (670) 322-9944 for more information or email bpc.cnmidol@gmail.com. (PR)
