Alabama, Supreme Court and unemployment

Supreme Court clears the way for a lawsuit over COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment claims in Alabama
People left waiting for months on their unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic in Alabama can sue the state, the U.S. Supreme Court said Friday. The 5-4 ruling comes after the Alabama Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit from 21 people,
Lawsuit over unemployment claims in Alabama gets green light
People left waiting for months on their unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic in Alabama must be able to sue the state over the delay, the U.S. Supreme
Supreme Court lets Alabama residents sue over extreme delays in unemployment benefits
An independent shrimper in Alabama spent months fighting for benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Supreme Court ruled he and others have the right to sue.
‘Catch-22’: Supreme Court sides with Alabamians suing over unemployment fiasco
Cisha Smith has waited for nearly five years to get the full amount of unemployment money she applied for after taking mandatory quarantine from her job as a retirement home office worker during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unemployment claims in Alabama declined last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Alabama dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 1,807 in the week ending February 15,
Unemployment benefits: Supreme Court says these workers can sue over delays
An independent shrimper in Alabama spent months fighting for benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Supreme Court ruled ...
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SCOTUS rules for Alabamians who faced Kafkaesque Covid unemployment delays
The justices focused on the impossibility faced by a group of Alabama residents trying to sue the state over delays in an administrative process if they first had to await the completion of the ...
Hundreds gather in Montgomery for Higher Education Day
The 2025 Education Trust Fund has allocated around $12.2 billion dollars to universities. COVID relief money has run out, but ...