Indianapolis Star
A Marion County judge has temporarily halted Gov. Eric Holcomb’s order to stop providing federal pandemic unemployment benefits, meaning those benefits will continue to flow to out-of-work Hoosiers for the time being.
Judge John Hanley issued the order Friday, less than two weeks after the faith group Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis and four individuals filed a lawsuit challenging Holcomb’s decision to end the benefits early. The judge s order lasts until the lawsuit, which also targets Indiana Department of Workforce Development Commissioner Frederick Payne, makes its way through the court system and reaches a final order.
Holcomb s office told IndyStar it would be working with the Indiana Attorney General s Office and the Department of Workforce Development to appeal the order. The state of Indiana took the appropriate steps to terminate its participation in (the) federal pandemic unemployment program, a spokesperson for the governor said.
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