As US Department of Labor reports 896,000 combined unemployment claims last week, states move to impose new restrictions
The US Department of Labor reported historically high job losses for the 55th week in a row as another 744,000 people filed first-time state unemployment claims last week, an increase of 16,000 from the week prior. The report also showed an additional 152,000 claims filed under the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program.
The nearly 900,000 combined claims between state and federal programs are nearly four times the pre-pandemic average and demonstrate the reality of economic conditions for millions of workers across the United States.
Mother and daughter prepare to wash dishes at an apartment complex without water, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Court documents show Hatcher’s landlord first filed a petition for her eviction in December.
But in March, she filed a CDC declaration required to qualify for the federal eviction moratorium she thought would be her safety net.
She’d also applied for rent assistance.
Still, this week a judge allowed for the eviction to move forward.
It’s a decision that came just days after the Texas Justice Court Training Center released new guidance for justice of the peace courts:
“Nothing in the text of the [federal] moratorium itself specifically directs or forbids courts to take action.” It was devastating. It was literally devastating because I did everything the judge told me to do. I followed all of her instructions. I followed the guidelines and I m still not protected,” said Hatcher.
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She had federal protection from eviction. Why was this Arlington woman forced out?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1 hr ago Mark Dent, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Apr. 9 Alexys Hatcher found a surprising note on the door of her Arlington apartment Wednesday afternoon. It warned she had to be out within 24 hours, or a constable would remove all her belongings and place them on the curb. I kind of thought, Hathcher said, I was like in the Twilight Zone.
But this was real. On Thursday afternoon, Hatcher, a 31-year-old single mother, was forced out.
It was a sign of new troubling circumstances for Texas renters. Just few weeks ago, Hatcher s eviction was suspended when she filed a federal renter protection known as the CDC declaration. The difference now is Texas judges were recently advised not to enforce the declarations, even though the federal government still considers them valid. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of renters, including Hatcher, started applications fo
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