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Several Oklahomans are suing over Gov. Kevin Stitt’s decision to end additional federal unemployment benefits late last month, alleging he overstepped his authority and violated federal law
Stitt announced in May the extra $300 a week covered by federal coronavirus relief funding would stop June 26 and be repurposed for a back-to-work incentive.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has scheduled a referee hearing for Aug. 11 in one of the lawsuits. The governor s office said they can t comment on pending litigation.
A Tulsa County woman filed a separate lawsuit that says she quit working at a fast-food restaurant because her manager made her work the drive-thru window, something her doctor told her wasn’t safe because of COVID-19 and her chronic health condition. Her attorney, Brendan McHugh, said losing the additional federal benefits was devastating for her.
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