RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia has begun paying unemployment benefits to tens of thousands of people whose claims had previously been on hold because they were awaiting a staff review.
State officials decided to go ahead and pay the applicants while their claims make their way through the determination process.
A spokeswoman for the Virginia Employment Commission says payments started going out Tuesday night.
The move will certainly be a relief for many Virginians. But if the determination process finds the recipients were not due the money, they will have to pay it back, possibly along with interest and fees.
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