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Penalties

A penalty may be assessed when an employer commits fraud by misrepresenting, misstating or failing to disclose information in order to deny unemployment benefits. For a first occurrence of fraud, the amount of penalty is 25% of the amount of benefits denied. The amount of penalty goes up to 100% of the amount of benefits denied for subsequent occurrences of fraud.

An employer can also be found guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine or imprisonment in the county jail for making a false statement or knowingly failing to disclose a material fact to prevent or reduce the payment of benefits.