DENVER Paulie Keener is representing himself in a lawsuit against Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado Department of Labor and Employment executive director Joe Barela that alleges that “the labor department [is] withholding $593.83 worth of benefits the state’s online filing system incorrectly found he was not entitled to,”
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.
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DENVER The second round of stimulus payments came with half as much cash, but for some, even more problems.
Many would-be recipients have been reaching out to Contact Denver7, saying they have been held in check.
Glendale resident Rhonda Wetzig and her husband had no trouble with their first stimulus check, but the second came up short at $1,015 instead of $1,200. So, we definitely needed that $186 that was the difference, said Wetzig. And I can t find any information, so that s why I reached out to see if you could help me.