Indiana Court of Appeals says Holcomb can end pandemic unemployment, but payments continue

The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court's ruling that required Gov. Eric Holcomb and the Department of Workforce Development to reinstate federal pandemic benefits.

The victory for the governor, however, was largely symbolic. The Department of Workforce Development has to provide 30 days notice to claimants before ending the program. The payments already were set to run out Sept. 4, assuming of course, the federal government doesn't extend them further.

The Rev. David Greene, who is president of the Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis, considered the lawsuit against the state successful because it forced the state to pay out the rest of the federal unemployment program.

Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis and four individuals sued the state in June to get the benefits reinstated after Holcomb announced Indiana would stop participating in the program, which was created through the federal CARES Act as a means of providing extra support to people whose employment status was affected by the pandemic.

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(Bloomington Herald Times)