Cezary Podkul, Author at Workday Magazine

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Community

Scammers Are Using Fake Job Ads to Steal People’s Identities

By Cezary Podkul (ProPublica) | October 29, 2021

From Facebook to LinkedIn to Indeed, ads are popping up that promise well-paying jobs — if applicants provide their Social Security numbers and other details up front. Scammers then use the information to apply for unemployment benefits.

Government

The Unemployment Insurance System Is Set to Get a Tech Makeover — but It Needs Much More, the Biden Administration Says

By Cezary Podkul (ProPublica) | September 13, 2021

The Labor Department has launched an overhaul of the technology that runs the unemployment insurance system, which was overwhelmed by claims and plagued by fraud during the pandemic. But the agency says Congress must act to fix deeper problems.