Life’s a beach... when cheaters collect benefits without looking for work. Why is the state allowing this to happen? The state Department of Labor’s (DOL) plan to close the New York City Telephone Claims Center (TCC) is costing taxpayers and businesses millions of dollars. The ill-advised plan to move the jobs upstate has resulted in a backlog of calls that’s reaching epidemic proportions.   DOL Commissioner Linda Angello’s solution? Ignore the law. The DOL has instructed employees at the TCC’s to disregard certain sections of the state Unemployment Insurance Law and pay many of the backlogged contested claims without investigation. That allows cheaters to continue collecting benefits without looking for work. It’s a “quick-fix” for a poor plan that is unfair to hard working New Yorkers who play by the rules and unfair to taxpayers who pick up the bill. Tell the governor to intervene to keep the NYC TCC open and to enforce the Unemployment Insurance Law.  Call 877-255-9417. Download PDF print ad PEF Public Relations ad campaigns This ad was created by the PEF PR department and appeared as black & white version in the October 4, 2005 edition of The NY Daily News. © Copyright 2005.