Pa. Warns of Unemployment Compensation Scams

Pa. Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak on Oct. 27 reminded residents to remain vigilant against scams as new reports emerge of fraudsters posing as L&I employees on phone calls to Pennsylvanians.

“The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry will never contact you and ask for your personal, private information,” Secretary Oleksiak said. “If you receive a call, email, text, social media message, or other communication seeking information such as your username, password or full Social Security number, do not provide it. We will never ask you for this inform...