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The great state of New York recently announced that they have created a new online tool to combat unemployment fraud, ensuring that these vital jobless benefits are hitting the correct bank accounts of eligible claimants in the Big Apple.

The Department of Labor explained in a press release: “NY DOL is using ID.me’s secure online technology to verify the identity of some unemployment insurance (UI) and (PUA) applicants. This new tool allows New Yorkers to safely and efficiently submit their identity documentation.”

The DOL also claimed that they have identified over 500,000 fraudulent unemployment claims and stopped over $6.4 billion from going out the door to the wrong people over the past 12 months.

Hopefully, this new tool will help hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers not only combat unemployment fraud but provide them with vital unemployment funds as soon as possible by easily verifying their identities.

Meanwhile, a new report from ADP shows that during the month of February, 117,000 jobs were added to private payrolls.