Message From the Office of Human Resources

The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) informed NOVA that unemployment claim benefit letters are being sent to some individuals who are actively employed and have not filed unemployment claims, including some employees who have been informed of their “unemployment benefit qualified amounts.”

We do not know the details yet as to why employees are receiving these invalid claims. Employees receiving related correspondence from the VEC and did not file for benefits should do the following:

1. Follow the instructions on the letter to contact the VEC to deny the benefits. For inquiries related to the letter, employees should call the VEC at (866) 832-2363. Select option 1 for English or option 2 for Spanish. At the next phone menu option, select option 2.
2. Send an email to Employee Relations at employeerelations@nvcc.edu, advising that a fraudulent claim was submitted on the employee’s behalf. Please do not include any notifications received.

As a reminder, there are also multiple scams circulating at this time. Most legitimate organizations will not ask for personal information over the phone such as social security numbers, bank account numbers, dates of birth, etc. Please be vigilant and do not provide sensitive information over the phone or in the body of email messages.