CHARLESTON A Kanawha Circuit Court judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order and a writ of mandamus in a lawsuit against Workforce West Virginia for unemployment benefits related to the pandemic.
Two-hundred and fifty thousand Ohioans will soon lose access to much-needed unemployment funds. President Joe Biden announced Thursday his administration won’t look to reinstate enhanced weekly $300 unemployment benefits that are set to expire September 6.
The Biden administration is recommending Congress extend the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program beyond the Sept. 4 deadline, but with some changes.