The Federal Government Takes A Peek At Issues With PA Unemployment Program

02.13.13 | Sarah Harnisch

Pennsylvania's unemployment insurance program is in hot water. The U.S. Department of Labor has written a letter to the state naming serious issues in the operation of the program, everything from aging phone and computer systems to losing millions dollars in federal grant money for not filling out insurance forms fast enough. They say the reason so many Pennslylvanians are having long phone waiting times are because of the equipment and inefficiency in the program.