Hearing for lawsuit against DETR to resume July 16

Hearing for lawsuit against DETR to resume July 16

Judge Breslow will hold another hearing at 9 a.m.

On July 16 if the problem with PUA payments is not resolved by that date.

TODAY...NEVADA'S UNEMPLOYMENTOFFICE.....FACED A COURT HEARING....ON A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.IT CLAIMS....THE STATE HAS FAILED TO PAY....- 60- THOUSAND GIG WORKERS...HALF A BILLION DOLLARS...IN UN-EMPLOYMENT.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER....KELSEY MCFARLAND TELLS YOU...WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.NO DECISION YET- THE JUDGEMEANTIME...THEY WON'T NEED TO MEET AGAIN.THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTINGCLAIMANTS...SAYS HE THINKS TODAY IS A STEPIN THE RIGHT DIRECTION."IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TOHAVE A HOME RUN BUT LOOKINGBACK ON IT I THINK WE CAME AWHOLE LONG WAY" ATTORNEY MARKTHEIRMAN REPRESENTS THETHOUSANDS OF PUA APPLICANTS WHOHAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THEIRBENEFITS FROM DETR.SOME NEVADANS HAVE GONE FOURMONTHS WITHOUT A PAYCHECK ORUNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS."WHEN DOES YOUR FEDERALLYPROTECTED RIGHT BEGIN?

THEANSWER IS THAT TO BEDETERMINED" DETR'S CHEIFECONOMIST PULLED LAST WEEK'SDATA...CLAIMING THEY HAVE PAID MORETHAN 343 MILLION DOLLARS INUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS SO FAR.THAT DATA SHOWS MORE THAN 45THOUSAND PEOPLE WITH SOME SORTOF ISSUE WITH TRADITIONALUNEMPLOYMENT...SO THEY'RE NOT GETTING PUABENEFITS.ANOTHER 17 THOUSAND PEOPLEDIDN'T HAVE A VERIFIED SOCIALSECURITY NUMBER...THE DEPARTMENT POINTING TOFRAUD AS A SPEED BUMP."IT'S A BALANCE..YOU WANT TO BE SURE PAYMENTSARE MADE FAIRLY QUICKLY ON THEOTHER HAND YOU WANT TO ENSUREACCURACY..TO ENSURE THAT NOT ONLY ISTHERE NOT FRAUD TAKING PLACE ORTHEY JUST SHOULDN'T GET ONE"THEIRMAN ARGUES..FRAUD MAY HAPPEN...BUT TIME IS UP..AND PEOPLE CAN'T PAY THEIRBILLS."I THINK THEY'RE TAKING THEIRMISSION STATEMENT AS ONE OFPROTECTING AGAINST FRAUDINSTEAD OF GIVING OUT MONEY"JUDGE BARRY BRESLOW APPOINTED ASPECIAL MASTER...TO WORK WITH DETR TO RESOLVETHE PROBLEM.IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY NEXTWEEK, THEY'LL MEET AGAIN FOR APOSSIBLE DECISION.THEIRMAN SAYS HE'S GETTINGHUNDREDS OF EMAILS A DAY FROMPUA APPLICANTS..WONDERING HOW THEY JOIN THELAWSUIT.HE SAYS..YOU ALREADY ARE IF YOUAPPLIED...YOU'D HAVE TO EMAIL HIM IF YOUDO NOT WANT TO BE INCLUDED INTHE LAWSUIT.DEMAND FOR "PERSONAL PROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT" IS INCREASING AGAIN