Out-of-work and over it. Why she s now suing the VEC: It makes you want to beat your head into the wall
âIt makes you want to beat your head into the wall trying to figure it out, Ashley Cox said about her trouble getting help from the VEC. âIt is this constant, never-ending, not knowing whatâs going on.â
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RICHMOND, Va. A group of fed-up Virginians has filed a lawsuit against the leader of the Virginia agency that handles unemployment benefits, alleging âgross failures to provide needed help as required by law amid the coronavirus pandemic. The class-action lawsuit was filed Thursday morning in federal court in Richmond on behalf of the plaintiffs by several legal aid groups and their pro bono partners. Named as the defendant is Ellen Marie Hess, head of the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC).
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Class-action lawsuit filed against VEC due to âfailures in unemployment insurance systemâ This comes more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic which left hundreds of thousands of Virginians unemployed. (Source: WAVE 3 News) By NBC12 Newsroom | April 15, 2021 at 11:05 AM EDT - Updated April 15 at 11:14 AM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Virginia Employment Commission for âcommon failuresâ regarding its unemployment insurance system.
This comes more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic which left hundreds of thousands of Virginians unemployed.
Several legal groups including the Legal Aid Justice Center, Legal Aid Works and the Virginia Poverty Law Center are working on behalf of five plaintiffs seeking relief for them and others similarly impacted who have waited months for the VEC to approve their claims.
Lawsuit filed over delays at Virginia Employment Commission
SARAH RANKIN, Associated Press
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This image taken with a drone shows exterior of the headquarters of the Virginia Employment Commission in Richmond, Va., Thursday, April 15, 2021. Five women are suing the leader of the Virginia agency that handles unemployment benefits, alleging gross failures to provide needed help as required by law amid the coronavirus pandemic. The class-action lawsuit was filed Thursday morning, April 15, 2021, in federal court in Richmond on behalf of the plaintiffs by several legal aid groups and their pro bono partners. Named as the defendant is Ellen Marie Hess, head of the Virginia Employment Commission.Steve Helber/AP
Women sue Virginia Employment Commission over gross failures Five women are suing the leader of the Virginia agency that handles unemployment benefits, alleging âgross failures to provide needed help as required by law amid the coronavirus pandemic.
By: The Associated Press
and last updated 2021-04-15 17:31:53-04
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Five women are suing the leader of the Virginia agency that handles unemployment benefits, alleging âgross failures to provide needed help as required by law amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The class-action lawsuit was filed Thursday morning in federal court in Richmond on behalf of the plaintiffs by several legal aid groups and their pro bono partners.