Created: December 17, 2020 05:54 PM Many Minnesota high school students who were denied unemployment benefits after being laid off from jobs during the pandemic are now eligible for retroactive benefits, but they have to act fast. The deadline to apply is Dec. 26. "I believe it's critical that government step up in a moment like this where everybody is suffering catastrophe economically and from a health standpoint and that includes high school students," says Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. He filed a brief in support of a lawsuit filed on behalf of high school students denied benefits under an 81-year old state law that prohibits them from collecting unemployment.