Workers who feel unsafe returning to work can collect unemployment checks
What the Texas Workforce Commission will do to crack down on fraud
Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan speaks with the Texas Workforce Commission about unemployment benefits for workers who feel unsafe.
HOUSTON - Workers who don t feel safe returning to work when all Texas businesses can reopen next week may be eligible to collect unemployment benefits. Many say they re concerned their workplace won t take enough steps to protect them from COVID-19.
Meantime, the federal government is also sending states $200 million to crack down on unemployment fraud. There s not a moment in time since last year I have had a good night s rest, said Nathern Brown.
Federal judge in Texas rules CDC eviction ban unconstitutional
Federal judge rules CDC’s eviction moratorium unconstitutional
Many tenants may find they are no longer protected by the CDC s eviction moratorium after a federal judge in Texas ruled it unconstitutional.
HOUSTON - A federal judge in Texas has ruled the CDC national eviction moratorium is unconstitutional. However, a Harris County judge and tenant attorneys say it will still protect renters from eviction in the state.
Court data shows the CDC eviction moratorium has only stopped about 10% of the 13,000 cases filed in Harris County courts since it took effect in September, either because it wasn t used or judges did not accept it.