The Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) is actively and wrongfully withholding claimant benefits. DETR’s ongoing failure to comply with its legal and moral obligation have resulted in extraordinary harm to Nevada’s workers. Many having to rely on food banks to feed their children, mortgage and credit card defaults, credit scores ruined, depletion of life and retirement savings, eviction proceedings, and homelessness.  All leading to depression, despair, loss of self-worth, domestic violence, a strain on social services, as well as suicidal contemplation. 

According to DETR,  as of August 19, 2020 there were 243,963 unpaid claims, and the amount of back pay per claim would be closer to $16,000 per claimant. Therefore, it is estimated the full amount of federal relief due but unpaid would be in the range of $4 billion dollars.  This is as of 2009; many claimants with "Monetary Determinations" stating their eligibility from the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic have not been paid languishing in various stages of limbo.  The level of what I view is incompetent inefficiency by design has been and is extremely profitable for DETR.  In my case, I couldn't get my claim into the system until July 31st of 2020, with a claim effective date of April 26th, 2020. After extreme effort I finally spoke with an agent on September 22nd who couldn't tell me why I hadn't been paid, but gave me a list of documents to provide such as bank statements, utility bills, front and back copies of my ID, social security and medical card, as well as a picture of me holding my ID. My claim was still not paid after all of this and remains unpaid to date.

Multiple phone calls to DETR, and contacting elected officials, who also learned the lesson that DETR does what it pleases when they attempted to intervene, also failed to result in payment.  It wasn't until I filed a "Petition for Writ of Mandamus" that I actually got some movement on my claim.  I have been in a legal battle with DETR since January of 2022.  My battle is in the last stage; I am waiting for a decision on my "Petition for Judicial Review".  At one stage my Writ Petition was granted but the ruling was reversed, not denied, but reversed when DETR filed for a reconsideration of the ruling granting the petition.   The time to act is now! DETR has no reverse gear, their process is much too profitable, and they are not being properly held to account.  I hope you will join me in fighting back by first signing this petition and secondly filing legal action (Writ Petition). Let's flood the court with legal action against DETR to shine the light on their grift so eventually they must be dealt with.  Here are some links to help you with information, forms, and instructions on how to e-file your petition.  You can also email me at osaasremote@gmail.com and I will share samples of my filings.  In many instances filing your Writ will be free if you qualify for a waiver of filing fees.  Also service of petition would also be free.

If you feel this process would be too hard for you I will file the action on your behalf.  My fee of $100 will get you a hearing with the Judge to review your case, providing oversight so DETR would have to perform within the mandatory deadlines, and hopefully lead to payment of your claim.  Email me at ossasremote@gmail.com with any questions or to schedule a free 30 minute consultation.  I've gone through all of the pain and hopefully I can streamline the process for you and do all the heavy lifting.  Let's send a tsunami of legal action to DETR.  Here are the links (click on the link and choose the last box with arrow icon to open :

https://nevadalegalservices.org/ Nevada Legal Services for free legal help if you qualify.

https://nevadalegalservices.org//forms/ Nevada Legal Services legal forms page.  The "Writ Instructions" are easy to follow and also include links to other resources and forms such a the "fee waiver form".  Be aware that the instructions may not include e-filing. The process will be the same but no mailing or printing of documents is necessary; everything is done electronically.

https://nevada.tylertech.cloud/OfsWeb/Home This is the link to the E-File system.  This is the easiest way to file. Once you register you will file from here. The site has good instructions and their customer service is top notch.  You can file here and get stamped copies of your filing with the case number. You can also serve from here; service to the other party is mandatory.  You will get copies of your filing in your email as well as copies of what the opposition has filed, and hearing dates.

I recommend you set up an email specifically for the purpose of managing your case. Most people have hundred or thousands of messages in their inboxes. A separate email would serve one purpose and be much easier to manage.  I hope you will consider using the email format "yourlastnameDsuit@gmail.com".  This will serve the purpose of letting DETR and the court know these legal actions are more than individual filings, they are more of a movement or protest.

Please join me in this effort.