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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — for the first time — is acknowledging what many out-of-work people in the Sunshine State feel when trying to apply for unemployment benefits. The state's computer ...
During the onset of the pandemic, tens of millions of Americans applied for unemployment benefits. A year later, it has resulted in administrative issues such as delayed benefits or lower amounts ...
A Florida judge denied a motion to temporarily reinstate the extra $300 in weekly unemployment benefits that were terminated prematurely this summer.
As unemployment surged during the early weeks of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., Florida ranked at or near the bottom of all states in its speed of processing those claims, federal data shows.
Unemployment insurance is funded by both federal and state payroll taxes. In most states, employers pay state and federal unemployment taxes if: (1) they paid wages to employees totaling $1,500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year, or (2) they had at least one employee during any day of a week for 20 or more weeks in a calendar year, regardless of whether those weeks were consecutive.
Florida’s unemployment system is so dysfunctional that some jobless residents are threatening suicide and making bomb threats, call-takers working for the state’s claims office said this week.
CareerSource Central Florida also provides no-cost recruitment, retention and training for employers, including: Training award programs which may pay for up 50% of a company’s direct training costs (up to $100,000) An online job bank, where employers can post job openings and reach job-seekers across the state
State unemployment agencies typically operate on a Sunday to Saturday schedule (or vice versa), meaning the last unemployment payment including the $600 bonus will be paid out either July 25 or ...