Unemployment workers filing grievances

THE LEGAL BATTLE TO KEEPPANDEMIC-RELATED UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS FROM EXPIRING THISMONTH WILL CONTINUE TODAY...AFTER A JUDGE EXTENDED THEMFOR 10 DAYS.

THE STATE ISCONTINUING TO TRY TO BLOCK THEEFFORTS... BUT NOT TOOSUCCESSFULLY.

WMAR-2 NEWS ERINMACPHERSON JOINS US NOW WITH ALOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAYWITH THIS CASE... ERIN?THE UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNIONIS HOLDING A PROTEST THISAFTERNOON IN THE CITY -- .PRESENTING ABOUT 3-THOUSANDGRIEVANCES TO THE SECRETARY OFLABOR'S OFFICE.

THESE WORKERSARE DEMANDING LABOR SECRETARYTIFFANY ROBINSON AND GOVERNORLARRY HOGAN "DO THE RIGHTTHING NOW" FOR THESE PEOPLE TOGET THEIR UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHOHAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY HELP ANDHAVE BEEN TRYING FOR MONTHS.OVER THE WEEKEND, A BALTIMORECIRCUIT COURT JUDGE EXTENDEDTHE BENEFITS UNTIL JULY 13TH -10 DAYS LONGER THAN GOVERNORLARRY HOGAN'S ORIGINAL NOTICE.THE STATE THEN FILED ANAPPEAL.

IT WAS DENIED& SO THEYAPPEALED THAT TO THE COURT OFAPPEALS AND JUST YESTERDAY,THE HIGHEST COURT SIDED WITHTHE CLAIMANTS AND THE CIRCUITCOURT, UPHOLDING THE TEMPORARYRESTRAINING ORDER TO KEEP THEBENEFITS INTACT - AT LEASTUNTIL NEXT WEEK.

We knew thatwhat we were doing was right,it was the right thing to dobut having the court ofappeals with us lets us knowthat we arenthe inside but we are rightwith the law so we definitelyhave the upper hand here.

.THESE ATTORNEYS ARE ASKING FORTHE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TOBE EXTENDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER,WHEN THE CARES ACT FUNDINGEXPIRES.

GOVERNOR HOGAN HASNOT CHANGED HIS STANCE ONTHIS... HE STILL STANDS BY THEBENEFITS ENDING NOW.

HE SAYSTHERE ARE A RECORD NUMBER OFJOBS AVAILABLE AND THE FEDERALPROGRAMS ARE MAKING IT HARDERTO FILL THOSE JOBS.

WITHIN THENEXT FEW DAYS - THE COURT WILLSET A DATE FOR A FULL HEARING.LIVE -