若您在疫情期间领取了过额失业救济金，您可能有权根据集体诉讼和解协议获得相应权益。
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many New Mexicans were told they had been overpaid unemployment benefits. This was due to administrative errors by the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (DWS).
Several of these individuals filed a class action lawsuit, Duran v. New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, D-101-CV-2023-00698. The New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty and Ives & Flores represented the plaintiffs in this case. A settlement has been entered requiring DWS to forgive more pandemic overpayments and refund money that had already been repaid.
Many people may be eligible to apply for a waiver, forgiving this overpayment debt. Some people who already paid back overpayment amounts may be eligible for a refund.
If you believe you are covered by the settlement, contact DWS today.
How to find out if you have an unemployment debt:
If you received unemployment benefits from New Mexico during the pandemic, contact DWS. Find out from DWS if you have an overpayment you owe back. Ask to apply for a waiver.
To apply for a waiver, individuals will answer these two simple yes-or-no questions: “Were you at fault for the overpayment?” and “Would repaying the overpayment cause a financial hardship?” After an individual applies for a waiver, DWS will notify them if the waiver has been granted or not. An individual whose application for a waiver is denied can appeal the denial.
豁免可能无法免除个人所欠全部超额支付款项，因为劳工部仅能豁免联邦疫情期间发放的失业救济金，而不能豁免常规的州失业救济金。
Any amount that DWS waives will never have to be paid back.
To Contact DWS:
- Call (877) 664-6984, Monday through Friday, between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM
- Click here to find a local office
- Click here to login to your online account
What if you already paid it back:
部分获得豁免的个人已向密歇根州福利服务局（DWS）偿还了部分款项。有时他们直接向DWS付款，有时DWS则从其福利金或退税款中扣除。若DWS已从获得超额支付豁免者的账户中追回部分款项，则将退还已扣除的金额。
如有疑问：
请联系代表本案原告的律师：
- Telephone at (505) 255-2840,
- 发送邮件至 uioverpayments@nmpovertylaw.org，或通过
- 邮寄地址：新墨西哥州阿尔伯克基市东北区伊迪丝大道301号，邮编87102。
Contact the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions Unemployment Insurance Operations Center at (877) 664-6984, Monday through Friday, 8 am – 4:30 pm.
