A judge in Baltimore has postponed a scheduled hearing on the Maryland governor’s charges of unemployment benefits. A full hearing originally scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m. has been postponed to Monday at 9:30 a.m. Pressure is growing on the governor to end his opposition to the increased federal benefits. The lawsuits were filed to prevent Governor Larry Hogan from ending his increased unemployment benefit prematurely. The governor announced last month that starting July 3, Maryland will suspend benefits and reintroduce job search requirements. But on July 3, Baltimore City District Court Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill issued a 10-day restraining order preventing the state from terminating the benefits injunction and referred the case back to the lower court. Maryland Court of Appeals decision on unemployment lawsuit Daysi Serpa has a legitimate interest in the outcome of the lawsuit. The benefits are the only income the laid-off hotel worker has until her employer calls her back to work. “I have a family to look after – a boy and a girl and another nephew to look after,” Serpa said. Unemployed lawyers said they will argue that the federal benefits serve as a lifeline for Serpa and hundreds of thousands of people still suffering from the economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including gig workers and the “What We Do In This.” The claim is that people will only receive their benefits through the federal program until Sept. 6 to give them some time to be called back to work or find another job, “said Roxie Herbekian, president of Unite concluding here The Democratic caucus at 7.The House joined the choir, and the Democrats are calling for Maryland’s Secretary of Labor, Tiffany Robinson, to be ousted. “She has failed immensely throughout this crisis,” said Lorig Charkoudian, Montgomery County’s delegate, 20th unemployed attorney, said they were telling the judge that the governor’s and minister’s actions were against state law. “We wanted the money to go on for as long as the federal government made it available,” said Senator Jim Rosapepe, D-District 21, whose district includes parts of the counties of Anne Arundel and Prince George. The governor’s press office issued a statement Friday calling the Democrats’ letter “a political stunt” that smells like total despair. What exactly is your plan to help small businesses and mom and pop stores that are currently struggling to find workforce? You don’t have one. Just a bunch of nonsense. “The governor said ending federal benefits will help motivate people to get back to work.” The biggest problem we have is labor shortage. People failing to return to work and that cripples businesses across the state, ”Hogan said on Wednesday. According to a June survey by the impartial Maryland Center on Economic Policy, 94% of unemployed Marylanders said they wanted to go back to work -7% said they had difficulty paying household expenses, 20% often did not have enough to eat, 11% are in arrears with rent or mortgage, “said Kali Schumitz of the Maryland Center on Economic Policy ‘non-return to work are different: 17% care for children or aging parents, 16% have a disability or illness, 6% are concerned regarding COVID-19 infection, 5% care for someone with COVID-19 and 1% do not, According to the Maryland Center on Economic Policy, there are no transportation options.
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A judge in Baltimore has postponed a scheduled hearing on the Maryland governor’s charges of unemployment benefits.
A full hearing originally scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m. has been postponed to Monday at 9:30 a.m.
Pressure is growing on the governor to end his opposition to the improved federal benefits. The House of Representatives Democratic Committee joined the chorus, and the Democrats are calling for the State Secretary of State to be removed from office.
“(Maryland Secretary of Labor Tiffany Robinson) has failed immensely throughout this crisis,” said Lorig Charkoudian, District 20 D, Montgomery County delegate.
The lawsuits were filed to prevent Governor Larry Hogan from ending his increased unemployment benefit prematurely. The governor announced last month that starting July 3, Maryland will suspend benefits and reintroduce job search requirements.
But on July 3, Baltimore District Court judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill issued a ten-day restraining order preventing the state from ending the benefits.
On Monday, the appeals court dismissed the governor’s appeal against the injunction and referred the case back to the lower court.
Daysi Serpa has a legitimate interest in the outcome of the dispute. The benefits are the only income for the laid-off hotel workers until their employer calls them back.
“I have a family to look after – a boy and a girl and another nephew to look after,” said Serpa.
Unemployed lawyers said they would argue that federal services serve as a lifeline for Serpa and hundreds of thousands of people still affected by the economic hardship resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, including gig workers and the self-employed.
“What we are aiming for in this lawsuit is that people only receive their benefits through the federal program until September 6th to give them some time to be called back to work or find another job,” said Roxie Herbekian, President of Unite Here Local 7.
Unemployed lawyers said they would explain to the judge that the governor’s and labor minister’s actions violate state law.
“We wanted the money to go on as long as the federal government made it available,” said Senator Jim Rosapepe, D District 21, whose district includes parts of Counties Anne Arundel and Prince George.
But the governor said ending federal benefits will help motivate people to get back to work.
“The biggest problem we have is a labor shortage. People who don’t return to work and that cripples businesses across the state, ”Hogan said on Wednesday.
According to a June survey by the impartial Maryland Center on Economic Policy, 94% of unemployed Marylanders said they want to go back to work.
“47 percent say they have difficulty paying household expenses, 20 percent often don’t have enough to eat, and 11 percent are behind on their rent or mortgage,” said Kali Schumitz of the Maryland Center on Economic Policy.
The reasons why unemployed Marylanders have not returned to work vary: 17% look after children or aging parents, 16% have a disability or illness, 6% report concerns about contracting COVID-19, 5% care someone with COVID -19 and 1% have no transportation, according to the Maryland Center on Economic Policy.
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Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill has postponed the hearing on the unemployment lawsuit to 9:30 a.m. Monday
– David Collins (@dcollinsWBAL) July 9, 2021
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State House Democrats sent a letter to Gov Hogan urging him to immediately dismiss Tiffany Robinson as Secretary of Labor and cease defending against lawsuits seeking to continue to receive increased federal unemployment benefits.
– David Collins (@dcollinsWBAL) July 9, 2021
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