On September 13, 2021, the Supreme Court of Nevada denied Plaintiffs’ petition for writ of mandamus against DETR, vacated part of the Second Judicial District Court’s Order requiring DETR to continue to pay the “start/stop” claimants, and remanded the case back to the Second Judicial District for any potential further proceedings. The Supreme Court of… Read more »
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DETR lawsuit featured in Bloomberg Businessweek unemployment assistance failures
Mark Thierman and Leah Jones are quoted in the Businessweek article, which notes, DETR continues to deny benefits but has only reported one fraud case worth $3,108 to the U.S. Dept of Labor. The article also notes, “Federal data show officials in Nevada made payments on only one-tenth of applications for PUA in the… Read more »
PAYNE adv DETR Case Update Mar 2021
PAYNE adv DETR Amethyst Payne v State of Nevada ex rel Nevada Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation, Case No. CV20-0075 (filed Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in and for the County of Washoe, May 13, 2020) Haga clic para leer en español: CARTA A LOS DEMANDANTES DE DETR Case Update March… Read more »
Unemployment: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The root cause of the UI/PUA debacle – contact your state and federal legislators and demand a change.
PAYNE adv DETR Case Update Jan 2021
PAYNE adv DETR Amethyst Payne v State of Nevada ex rel Nevada Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation, Case No. CV20-0075 (filed Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in and for the County of Washoe, May 13, 2020) Haga clic para leer en español: CARTA A LOS DEMANDANTES DE DETR Case Update January… Read more »
PAYNE adv DETR Case Update Feb 2021
PAYNE adv DETR Amethyst Payne v State of Nevada ex rel Nevada Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation, Case No. CV20-0075 (filed Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in and for the County of Washoe, May 13, 2020) Haga clic para leer en español: CARTA A LOS DEMANDANTES DE DETR Case Update February… Read more »
PAYNE adv DETR Case Update Oct 2020
PAYNE adv DETR Amethyst Payne v State of Nevada ex rel Nevada Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation, Case No. CV20-0075 (filed Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in and for the County of Washoe, May 13, 2020) Haga clic para leer en español: CARTA A LOS DEMANDANTES DE DETR Case Update We… Read more »
Judge Finds DETR No Longer In Contempt
Written by Michelle Rindels – Published December 31, 2020 – the original article can be found here. After the hearing held on December 31, 2020, Judge Barry Breslow determined DETR was not longer in contempt of court after paying nearly 6,000 of the 9,000 claimants subject to the Contempt of Court Order. Read more >>
PAYNE adv DETR Case Update July 2020
Amethyst Payne v State of Nevada ex rel Nevada Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation, Case No. CV20-0075 (filed Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in and for the County of Washoe, May 13, 2020) Haga clic para leer en español: CARTA A LOS DEMANDANTES DE DETR Case Update If you continue to… Read more »
DISCLAIMER – WE DO NOT TAKE INDIVIDUAL CASES AGAINST DETR
Our current DETR case is a class action for which we are seeking systematic changes to DETR’s handling of gig worker unemployment claims. WHAT YOU MUST DO TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS: 1. Continue to file a weekly claim. Screen shot everything and keep records. Keep trying the Call Center and keep records of all efforts,… Read more »