230,000 Hoosiers will continue to receive federal unemployment benefits, at least for now

Indianapolis, Indiana – Marion County judge decided on Friday that more than 230,000 Hoosiers will continue to receive their weekly federal unemployment benefits with temporarily interrupting Gov. Eric Holcomb’s order to cease such benefits.

Gov. Eric Holcomb previously announced that he ordered these benefits to end prior to their official end date, but Judge John Hanley’s decision to suspend the order will be in effect until a lawsuit and final decision as a result of such a lawsuit.

The benefits are allowed to continue until September 9 as a part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, better known as the CARES Act.

However, Gov. Eric Holcomb decided to cut these benefits in Indiana since many businesses are facing workers shortage complaining the benefits are the reason for that shortage. Governor wanted to end the benefits earlier in an effort to fight the shortage and therefore help the local businesses suffering in these hard times for them.

Judge John Hanley’s decision to interrupt this order came after many Indiana based law firms suggested the Governor’s decision is against the law, claiming the state is obligated all available federal insurance benefits.