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A judge in Indiana says that the state must keeping pay enhanced unemployment benefits related to the coronavirus pandemic, saying that cutting off the funds could cause irreparable harm to residents unable to pay for basic needs.
Marion Superior Court Judge John Hanley ruled Friday that Indiana must continue the expanded payments until a lawsuit on the matter is settled, CBS News reported. In his ruling, Hanley pointed to a preponderance of evidence that suggests cutting off payments could violate state law as well as cause hardship. A loss of housing or medical care and the inability to provide food, shelter and adequate childcare for a family constitute irreparable harm pending resolution of this cause of action and are not adequately compensable by an award of damages, Hanley wrote.
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