Out-of-work Americans in Florida filed a lawsuit against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday seeking to reinstate a pandemic relief program that paid out an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits.
In a complaint filed late Sunday on behalf of 10 unemployed Floridians, three attorneys – Gautier Kitchen, Marie Mattox and Scott Behren – argued that DeSantis, as well as the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and its director Dane Eagle, violated their “clear legal and statutory duty to secure such benefits for employees” by prematurely ending the benefits.
The attorneys are requesting an emergency injunction to force Florida to reinstate the $300 a week benefit until the case is decided, as well as provide four weeks of retroactive benefits.
“The unemployed of Florida need these benefits to pay basic living expenses such as rent, utilities, food and medicine,” the suit said.
Florida is one of 26 states – nearly all of which are led by Republican governors – that decided to prematurely end one of three federal unemployment programs that provided out-of-work Americans with an extra $300 a week, on top of their regular state benefits, and extended eligibility for contract workers as well as those who had exhausted their regular state benefits.
This is the class that Democrats have created “the lazy class “ these are young able bodied people that have no drive or goals and want their grandparents taxes to fund them instead of paying into the system their work life so they can retire and have Social security. They refuse and do not realize there will be no money for them when they get old
why are they any better than SSI Seniors who have gotten nothing. They should be made to go to work even if they have to get 3 jobs. These lazy bums wants this GOVERNMENT giveaway from 36000 a year to 75000 plus per family while SSI Seniors get anywhere from 1200 a year to 22000 a year.
Is that fair when the Seniors worked all their life and these bums are not even paying their rent / mortgage.
ALL states need to be SUED , who stopped the money, & YOU WILL WIN , just like in Maryland !!! Get the $$$$$
Maryland People WON against the state & Governor , & SO WIll YOU !!!!! Get YOUR Money $$$$
We ALL lose long term with.folks suing cuz we pay!
YOUR $$$$$ Not the Govt’s to STEAL !!!!!! STOP THE STEAL !!!!! in ALL STATES , just like in Maryland !!!
Ruled Illegal for states to take people’s Unemployment & Stimulus appvd by Congress !!!! States MUST keep it
going until Sept 4 2021 !!!! Take that !!!