Figueroa v. Sunn

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Margaret Figueroa, on behalf of all Aid to Families with Dependent Children (“AFDC”) recipients subject to offset of temporary disability insurance (“TDI”) benefits against AFDC benefits, timely appeals the district court’s order granting defendant’s and third-party defendant’s motions for summary judgment. Figueroa contends the district court incorrectly concluded that Hawaii’s practice of characterizing TDI benefits as unearned income and sick pay as earned income was consistent with federal law and regulations and with the Equal Protection Clause of…