Man Sues Colorado Labor Department Over Unemployment Funds
The state’s unemployment system incorrectly labeled Paulie Keener ineligible to receive nearly $600 in jobless aid. Keener’s lawsuit claims he hasn’t been provided equal protection under the law.
May 28, 2021 • (TNS) Paulie Keener is one of the roughly 146,000 Coloradans who had an ongoing unemployment claim in the state as of May 22.
He s also suing Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado Department of Labor and Employment executive director Joe Barela over what he views as a lack of accountability around serving people entitled to unemployment benefits.
Keener, 52, is claiming, in part, that he has not been provided equal protection under the law as guaranteed to him under the U.S. Constitution. That argument stems from the labor department withholding $593.83 worth of benefits the state s online filing system incorrectly found he was not entitled to.