Can the State Use CARES Act Funds for New Unemployment Benefits?


Brian Skinner COVID-19, Government & Policy, Unemployment Benefits

By Brian Skinner, Esq. During his press conference on Monday, Governor Justice announced he will use funds from the federal CARES Act to provide the state’s portion of the additional unemployment benefits included in the executive memorandum signed by President Trump on Saturday. Last Friday I wrote about governor’s authority to use funds allocated to …Read More

Spending Coronavirus Relief Fund Money Without a Legislative Appropriation


Brian Skinner CARES Act, Government & Policy

By Brian J. Skinner, Esq. Recently, questions have arisen about whether Governor Jim Justice may spend money the state received from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (“Fund”) that was made available in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), without a specific appropriation by the State Legislature.1  Earlier this year West Virginia received …Read More