Four Georgia residents are suing the state Department of Labor, saying delays in processing, paying and hearing appeals on unemployment claims violate state and federal law.
The suit was filed last week in Fulton County Superior Court and announced Tuesday by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The plaintiffs are asking a judge to certify the suit as a class action on behalf of other people who have suffered delays.
WUGA's Jeanne Davis filed this report.
Among other items, the plaintiffs ask that the judge order the department to follow the law and that the state pay people money damages.
