We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health report transparently each year on the number of idle mine visits (E28) and attempted inspections (E27) used to eliminate mandatory inspections each fiscal year.

10 - Open

We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health revise business rules used in MSHA reports for the mandatory inspections program to align with the Mine Act and MSHA policy, or update MSHA policy accordingly and consider raising the number of E28 idle mine visits and E27 denial of entry attempts used in MSHA reports to eliminate an inspection requirement.

11 - Open

We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health improve the design and execution of MSHA’s internal control system for the mandatory inspections program to align with the GAO Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government, specifically by identifying key risks through a programmatic risk assessment and collecting MSHA workforce concerns to verify or improve the integrity of the program.

2 - Open

We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health update MSHA policies to: (1) define a schedule for verifying mine statuses; (2) specify when visual verifications (e.g., E28 idle mine visits) are necessary; (3) limit deviations from the mine status criteria to defined exceptional situations; (4) define how “primary mine type” changes apply during calculation of inspection requirements; (5) define timeliness metrics for certification of E01 inspections; (6) require mandatory inspections start and end in the same fiscal year; and (7) define how to calculate the mandatory inspection completion rate annually.

3 - Open

We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health redesign monitoring processes to check Part 50 data reporting for mines on a quarterly basis, and verify timely certification of mandatory inspections and accuracy of activity codes and inspection dates.

4 - Open

We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health update supporting tools based on revisions to the mine status criteria.

5 - Open

We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health develop a process to verify if: (1) mines in “temporarily idle” status for extended periods need a change to “abandoned” status and (2) mines with underground openings are being timely sealed when their “primary mine type” is not listed as “underground.”

6 - Open

We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health verify all underground coal mines in abandoned status for more than 90 days are either sealed (and its status updated in MSHA’s system), in the process of sealing and are issued a violation for non-compliance with the regulation, or has a remark in MSHA’s system indicating why it will not be sealed. This may include verifying the mine was identified for future reclamation in the Abandoned Mine Lands program inventory.

7 - Open

We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health communicate to staff on: (1) the current version of mine status criteria, (2) MSHA reports and tools available for the mandatory inspection program, and (3) leadership’s expectations on districts correcting activity codes and when Part 50 data should be available to districts (including follow-up and violations for operators not reporting timely).

8 - Closed

We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health Add a system control to verify the “primary mine type” field is populated.

9 - Open

We recommend the Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health update policy or procedures to: (1) clearly define when an inspection starts and ends and (2) ensure the inspection dates for an E01 mandatory inspection include any inspection work done on other events (e.g., E16 spot inspection) to make the E01 inspection an “entire mine” inspection adhering to requirements in the Mine Act.

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: ETA Needs a Plan to Reconcile and Return to the U.S. Treasury Nearly $5 Billion Unused by States for a Temporary Unemployment Insurance Program

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 9/28/2023

1 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training work with Oregon, Louisiana, Delaware, and Mississippi to ensure the appropriate return of approximately $105.1 million in TFFF reimbursements for first-week regular UI compensation paid that were associated with ineligible weeks.

2 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training establish a deadline by which states are required to perform a timely review of past drawdowns and provide evidence that drawdowns were for reimbursement of eligible first-week regular UI compensation paid by the state for claim weeks that fell within the TFFF program period.

3 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training reassess the eligibility of all states with waiting week provisions according to their state laws to ensure that the waiting week was not in effect when states accessed TFFF funds prior to December 31, 2020.

4 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training ensure that any state drawdowns of the remaining almost $5 billion ($4,948,811,006) in TFFF funds are only for the reimbursement of first-week regular UI compensation paid by the state that fall within the TFFF program period (March 27, 2020, through September 6, 2021).

5 - Closed

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training establish a deadline for states to reconcile and close out TFFF accounts so ETA can facilitate deobligation of the funding.

6 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training establish written procedures and deadlines for the timely return of funding for TFFF and future similar programs and consult with OMB and Treasury officials to execute the proper return of unused funds that remain within states’ accounts.

7 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training capture lessons learned from the TFFF program and use the information to develop effective internal control procedures to ensure states meet program requirements, including eligibility, and have sufficient infrastructure in place to pay claimants’ UI benefits without delay for similar temporary emergency UI programs that may be established in the future.

8 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training capture lessons learned from the TFFF program and use the information to develop and implement controls to ensure the methodology and procedures are documented and maintained for estimating allotments and subsequent adjustments for similar temporary emergency UI programs that may be established in the future.

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: The Employment and Training Administration Needs to Improve Oversight of Grants Awarded in New Jersey

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 9/28/2023

1 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training: Develop and implement risk tolerance for the amount of participants being served under the WIOA Adult, Youth, and Dislocated Workers program.

2 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training: Regularly monitor Bergen Community College’s performance and provide the necessary assistance to ensure $7.2 million in remaining funds are used as intended by the completion of the one-year extension period

3 - Closed

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training: Develop and implement guidance to specifically identify the high risk associated with low enrollment levels in combination with the high burn rate of grant funds .

4 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training: Resolve the $265,040 in questioned costs associated with ineligible participants and ineligible payments

5 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training: Establish and implement a plan to improve monitoring activities to ensure grantees and sub-recipients are properly documenting eligibility.

6 - Closed

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training: Establish and implement a plan to increase the level of technical assistance and monitoring for grantees and sub-recipients to ensure they properly administer contracts and reimburse on the job training costs.

7 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training: Resolve the $6.9 million in questioned costs associated with unaccounted expenditures and assist the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development in expediting the closure of corrective action related to its accounting system.

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance For Non-Traditional Claimants Weakened By Billions In Overpayments, Including Fraud

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 9/27/2023

Department of Labor OIG

OSHA Needs to Do More to Address High Injury Rates of Warehouse Workers

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 9/27/2023

1 - Open

We recommend the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health update the criteria for the number of establishments to be included in the Site-Specific Targeting programs’ universes to better reflect industry growth and the number of eligible establishments nationwide.

2 - Open

We recommend the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health to develop specific, measurable inspection goals for the Site Specific Targeting program, including a baseline for the number of inspections in each Site-Specific Targeting category, and periodically monitor progress toward those goals.

3 - Open

We recommend the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health develop a more effective enforcement strategy to improve employer Form 300A compliance.

4 - Open

We recommend the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health assess Form 300A data categories and gather more specific supporting information about injuries to better identify the count and type of injuries reported, such as musculoskeletal disorders.

5 - Open

We recommend the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health develop improved Form 300A data analyses to better identify trends among industries and establishments.

6 - Open

We recommend the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health develop specific measurable inspection goals for the warehousing National Emphasis Program, including a baseline for the number of inspections to complete and periodically monitor progress toward those goals. Ensure the goals contain metrics that demonstrate the outcomes of the program.

7 - Closed

We recommend the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health issue specific training to address the training components of the warehouse National Emphasis Program.

Department of Labor OIG

Quality Control Review Single Audit of South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce for the Year Ended June 30, 2021

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Department of Labor OIG

Alert Memorandum: ETA Needs to Incorporate Data Analytics Capability to Improve Oversight of the Unemployment Insurance Program

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Other | 9/25/2023

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19 - ETA Can Improve its Oversight to Ensure Integrity over CARES Act UI Programs

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 9/22/2023

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: Unemployment Relief For Governmental Entities And Nonprofit Organizations Should Have Been Better Managed

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 9/21/2023

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19 - Audit of State Workforce Agencies' Information Technology Systems Capability in Processing Unemployment Insurance Claims

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: OSHA Needs To Strengthen Its Process for Awarding Future Emergency Supplemental Funds to State Plans

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 8/30/2023

Department of Labor OIG

ETA Did Not Provide Adequate Oversight of Emergency Administrative Grants

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 7/27/2023

Department of Labor OIG

Tracking the Department of Labor's Unemployment Insurance Response to Local Communities During the Pandemic

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Department of Labor OIG

The U.S. Department of Labor Did Not Meet the Requirements for Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act for FY 2022

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 6/09/2023

Department of Labor OIG

Alert Memorandum: ETA and States Need to Ensure the Use of Identity Verification Service Contractors Results in Equitable Access to UI Benefits and Secure Biometric Data

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Other | 3/31/2023

Department of Labor OIG

Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Go Viral: Inspectors General on Curing the Disease

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Department of Labor OIG

The Greatest Theft of American Tax Dollars: Unchecked Unemployment Fraud

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Department of Labor OIG

FY 2022 Independent Auditors' on DOL's Consolidated Financial Statements Report

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 12/13/2022

Department of Labor OIG

Insights on Telehealth Use and Program Integrity Risks in DOL Workers' Compensation Programs During the Pandemic

As part of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee’s (PRAC)1 effort toprovide policymakers and stakeholders with information about the nature oftelehealth and its use across federal health care programs, the Office ofInspector General (OIG) conducted an evaluation to: (1) examine the use oftelehealth across the Department of Labor’s (DOL) workers’ compensationprograms during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) identifyemerging risks related to the use of telehealth.

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: OSHA's Enforcement Activities Did Not Sufficiently Protect Workers From Pandemic Health Hazards

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 10/31/2022

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: ETA and States Did Not Protect Pandemic-Related UI Funds from Improper Payments Including Fraud or from Payment Delays

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 9/30/2022

Department of Labor OIG

Alert Memorandum: Potentially Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Payments in High-Risk Areas Increased to $45.6 Billion

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Other | 9/21/2022

Department of Labor OIG

Alert Memorandum: Employment and Training Administration Needs to Ensure State Workforce Agencies Report Activities Related to CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Programs

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Other | 8/02/2022

Department of Labor OIG

The U.S. Department of Labor Did Not Meet the Requirements for Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act for FY 2021

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 7/01/2022

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: To Protect Mission Critical Workers, OSHA Could Leverage Inspection Collaboration Opportunities with External Federal Agencies

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 3/31/2022

Department of Labor OIG

Pandemic Response and Accountability: Reducing Fraud and Expanding Access to COVID-19 Relief through Effective Oversight

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Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: Delays In Providing Disaster Relief Jeopardize $366 Million Disaster Worker Grant Program

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 1/28/2022

Department of Labor OIG

FY 2021 Independent Auditor's Report on the DOL Financial Statements

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 11/19/2021

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: Safety and Remote Learning Challenges Continue for Job Corps

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 11/12/2021

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: The Pandemic Highlighted the Need to Strengthen Wage and Hour Division's Enforcement Controls

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Audit | 9/30/2021

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: Pandemic Causes Delays in FECA Claims Adjudication

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Audit | 9/23/2021

Department of Labor OIG

The U.S. Department of Labor Complied with The Payment Integrity Information Act for FY 2020, but Reported Unemployment Insurance Information Did Not Represent Total Program Year Expenses

DOL's reported Unemployment Insurance improper payment rate of 9.17 percent is compliant with Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, it is not representative of total unemployment expenses for program year 2020. This occurred for the following reasons: (1) DOL excluded CARES Act of 2020 because these unemployment payments were not in existence for more than 12 months, and (2) DOL received direction from Office of Management and Budget to utilize the results from the first three quarters of the program year. This allowed state workforce agencies to suspend work on improper payment sampling...

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Department of Labor OIG

Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration Does Not Require the National Association of State Workforce Agencies to Report Suspected Unemployment Insurance Fraud Data to the Office of Inspector General or the Employment and Training A

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Other | 7/01/2021

Department of Labor OIG

Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration Needs to Issue Guidance to Ensure State Workforce Agencies Provide Requested Unemployment Insurance Data to the Office of Inspector General

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Other | 6/16/2021

1 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Amend 20 CFR 603.5 and 603.6(a) through the rulemaking process to reinforce that UI information must be provided to DOL OIG for all IG engagements authorized under the IG Act, including audits, evaluations, and investigations.

2 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Issue a new UIPL within 15 days of this memorandum to instruct SWAs that disclosure of information to the OIG for audits, evaluations, and investigations is mandatory without need for a subpoena, and that the OIG will notify SWAs directly of current and future information disclosure requirements, to include data elements.

3 - Open

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Ensure the new UIPL guidance advises SWAs that they may not require the OIG to enter into data sharing agreements as a prerequisite to disclosure of information to the OIG for audits, consistent with the IG Act and federal law.

4 - Closed

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Ensure revisions to UIPL 04-17 advise SWAs that data sharing agreements are not required when sharing UI claim and wage data with the OIG for fraud investigations. The revised UIPL should make clear that SWAs shall share UI claim and wage data with the OIG for fraud detection and investigative purposes, not limiting the sharing to investigations into a particular instance of suspected UI fraud.

5 - Closed

We recommend the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training: Continue to work with the OIG, and within 30 days of the memorandum, meet with the OIG to develop a permanent approach for OIG access to UI data.

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: States Struggled to Implement Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Programs

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Audit | 5/28/2021

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: Increased Worksite Complaints and Reduced OSHA Inspections Leave U.S. Workers' Safety at Increased Risk

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Audit | 2/25/2021

Department of Labor OIG

Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Needs to Ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWA) Implement Effective Unemployment Insurance Program Fraud Controls for High Risk Areas

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Other | 2/22/2021

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: States Cite Vulnerabilities in Detecting Fraud While Complying with the CARES Act UI Program Self-Certification Requirement

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Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: OSHA Needs To Improve Its Handling Of WhistleBlower Complaints During the Pandemic

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Audit | 8/14/2020

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: More Can Be Done to Mitigate Risk to Unemployment Compensation Under The CARES Act

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Audit | 8/07/2020

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: WHD Needs To Closely Monitor The Pandemic Impact On Its Operations

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Audit | 8/07/2020

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: ETA Should Continue To Closely Monitor Impact On Job Corps Program

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Audit | 7/28/2020

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: MSHA Faces Multiple Challenges in Responding to The Pandemic

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Audit | 7/24/2020

Department of Labor OIG

COVID-19: OWCP Should Continue to Closely Monitor Impact on Claims Processing

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Audit | 7/06/2020

Department of Labor OIG

Advisory Report CARES Act: Key Areas of Concern Regarding Implementation of Dislocated Worker Grant Provisions

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Department of Labor OIG

Unemployment Insurance during COVID-19: The CARES Act and the Role of Unemployment Insurance during the Pandemic

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Department of Labor OIG

Alert Memorandum: The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program Needs Proactive Measures to Detect and Prevent Improper Payments and Fraud

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Department of Labor OIG

Alert Memorandum: ETA Needs to Improve its Plans for providing Administrative, Financial Management, and Audit Requirements Relief to Grant Recipients Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Department of Labor OIG

CARES Act: Initial Areas of Concern Regarding Implementation of Unemployment Insurance Provisions

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