Monday, May 17, 2021 | 6:44 p.m.
Nevada’s state jobless office said Monday it has signed on with an identity verification system that requires an additional step to let new regular unemployment insurance applicants securely provide personal information online.
The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation said the system, called ID.me, is meant to ensure security and streamline claims.
Beginning Tuesday, applicants for regular claims will be required to use the new system if told to do so by the unemployment office, according to the department.
Department employment security chief Lynda Parven said the system has been used for Nevada’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, and now for regular applications. It is required under the federal Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020.
She called providing benefits to legitimate claimants the top priority.
Parven said the credential service provider is federally certified and already being used by more than 25 states, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Security Administration, Department of the Treasury and retail and service organizations.
