Unemployment Benefits Settlement

Case description:

On March 27, 2023, five individuals who had been assessed overpayments of Federal Pandemic Benefits filed this class action on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated (collectively, “plaintiffs”). The plaintiffs claim that the New Mexico Department of Workforce solutions made various errors in administering the pandemic relief program. The parties negotiated a settlement that was approved by the district court in Duran et al., v. New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, et al., D-101-CV-2023-00698. If you received pandemic unemployment benefits and were then assessed an overpayment by the Department, you may be a member of the settlement class. Ives & Flores represents the plaintiff class, together with the New Mexico Center for Law and Poverty. If you are a class member and you have questions about your account with the Department of Workforce Solutions, you can contact the Department directly at 877-664-6984 or complete an Authorization for Release of Confidential UI Claims Records and contact us at 505-364-3858.

For the orders:

1. Class Action Complaint
2. Class Notice
3. Proposed Settlement Agreement
4. Authorization for Release of Confidential UI Claims Records
5. Amended Order Granting Class Action Settlement

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