Some people still not getting unemployment benefits from KDOL

Some people are still not getting unemployment benefits from the Kansas Department of Labor.

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER MATTFLENER EXPLAINS SPEAK WITH ACALL CENTER REPRESENTATIVE NEEDTO CALL BACK LATER RACHELLUNDGREN’S MORNINGS.START WITH AN AUTOMATED APOLOGY.UP IN THE MORNING AND CALL I SETMY ALARM TO GET UP BEFORE THEYEVEN OPENED TO US LUNDGREN HASPLENTY TO SAY TO THE KANSASDEPARTMENT OF LABOR.SHE SAYS A SCAMMER USED HER NAMETO FILE IT UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMLAST YEAR.I WENT AHEAD AND DID EVERYTHINGI NEED TO DO TO REPORT THATFRAUDULENT.AND THEN UNFORTUNATELY, I BECAMEAN EMPLOYEE AND DECEMBER 31ST.2020 AND I NEEDED TO FILE FORUNEMPLOYMENT MYSELF JOBLESS.SHE CAN’T GET BENEFITS.SHE’S STRUGGLING TO GET THROUGHTHE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO SAYSHE’S LEGIT.YOU KNOW, I’M GONNA TRY STARTLOOKING FOR A JOB, BUT I’M LIKEI’M CONSTANTLY DEALING WITH THISALL DAY LONG.NEARLY 1,000 PEOPLE LIKE LONDONSENT KMBC90 INVESTIGATES TIPSTHIS PAST MONTH.IT’S BETTER REALLY REALLY HARDTO GET A HOLD OF THEM.DID EACH SHARING HOW THE KANSASDEPARTMENT OF LABOR HAS?THE MAIN PROBLEM IS FRAUD ANDDEPARTMENT OF LABOR LEADERSWON’T SAY HOW MUCH THE STATE HASLOST A SCAMMERS.SIGNIFICANT FROM HAVE TO ASKADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.WE DO HAVE TO DO ADDITIONALSCRUTINY JUST A FEW WEEKS AFTERTHEY TESTIFIED TO A KANSAS HOUSECOMMITTEE LAST MONTH LABORDEPARTMENT LEADERS HAVE STOPPEDDOING TELEVISION INTERVIEWSSAYING THEY’RE GETTING DEATHTHREATS DUE TO INCREASED PUBLICATTENTION ON THE DEPARTMENT’SACTIONS.AS FOR FRAUD KBC NOTINVESTIGATES EMAIL THEDEPARTMENT FOUR TIMES ASKING HOWMUCH THE STATE.THE SCAMMERS DEPARTMENT LEADERSSTILL WON’T SAY SAYING THEY’REWORKING WITH THE LEGISLATIVEAUDIT GROUP.ALSO SAYING THEY WANT A VALIDNUMBER BEFORE THEY MAKE ITPUBLIC.WE’RE LOOKING AT CLOSE TO 277MILLION POTENTIAL AND FRAUDOUTSIDE EXPERTS ARE ALREADYTESTIFYING TO THE LEGISLATURETHOSE SAYING IT COULD BEHUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS,YOU KNOW, MAYBE I’VEOVERESTIMATED THIS BUT THE REALCONCERN FOR ME IS WHAT IFGRAVELY UNDERESTIMATED THEPOSITIONS AS KANSAS TRIES TOSTOP ANY MORE MONEY FROM LEAVINGTHE STATE LUNDGREN AND THOUSANDSOF OTHERS JUST WANT TO GET PAHOPEFU