He Made a Minor Mistake Filling Out an Unemployment Form. Then the State Demanded $14,990 From Him.
Ahmad Ghabboun broke into a sweat. It was a late night in August and he had just discovered an unexpected $14,990 debt posted to the online portal he uses to access his account with Washington state’s unemployment agency. Since May, he had been receiving payments every week through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, newly established … Read more