Federal lawsuit filed to overturn Wisconsin's ban on disabled people getting unemployment benefits [View all]

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A group of disabled Wisconsin workers is filing a class-action lawsuit in federal court Tuesday, looking to overturn the state’s ban on people who receive SSDI benefits from also collecting unemployment if they lose their jobs.

Wisconsin state law prevents people who are on federal disability benefits from also getting regular unemployment benefits if they lose their part-time jobs, a blanket ban that attorneys say is one of just two in the country.

“To treat them differently is treating them differently because of their disability,” attorney Paul Kinne said Tuesday afternoon during a press conference in Madison. “In other words, it’s disability discrimination.”

Last year, that law led to a temporary block on pandemic unemployment assistance for people with disability benefits before the federal government reversed course. Now, this class-action lawsuit is trying to get the law itself overturned.

https://www.channel3000.com/federal-lawsuit-filed-to-overturn-wisconsins-ban-on-disabled-people-getting-unemployment-benefits/