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By Jim Turner/News Service of Florida May 24, 2021 TALLAHASSEE --- Florida plans to stop providing $300 a week in additional federal unemployment benefits as it pushes for people to return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity announced Monday that starting June 26 the state will no longer participate in the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. State and business officials have argued that, when added to state unemployment payments,...

Unemployment checks for Floridians will be getting much smaller starting next month.

Unemployment checks for Floridians will be getting much smaller starting next month.

By Jim Turner/News Service of Florida May 24, 2021 TALLAHASSEE --- Florida plans to stop providing $300 a week in additional federal unemployment benefits as it pushes for people to return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity announced Monday that starting June 26 the state will no longer participate in the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. State and business officials have argued that, when added to state unemployment payments,...

Listen • 1:21 Florida will become at least the 22nd state to end participation in the federal benefits program, which is scheduled to expire in September. Jobless Floridians will no longer get an extra $300 a week in federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits starting in late June. Florida is the latest GOP-controlled state to announce plans to cut off the payments early. Unemployed workers in Florida were supposed to continue receiving the extra $300 weekly federal su...

Florida to cut federal unemployment aid as return to normal continues Florida joins 22 other states in ending compensation early. Floridians will have five more weeks to collect bonus unemployment aid from the federal government before the state drops the assistance. The Department of Economic Opportunity announced Monday the state will withdraw from the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program beginning June 26. That program provides jobless Americans with $300 in assistance e...

Florida to end $300 weekly federal unemployment benefit in June By Audrea Huff and Emily Braun Tallahassee UPDATED 11:00 PM ET May. 24, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:18 AM ET May. 24, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:18 AM EDT May. 24, 2021 SHARE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —...

Florida Department of Health State health officials reported 1,606 new COVID-19 cases, Monday, for a total of 2,311,941 infections. The Florida Department of Health also reported 28 coronavirus-related deaths May 24, increasing the statewide death toll to 37,235 fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic. The latest single-day positivity rate reported by the Florida Division of Emergency Management stood at 5.48% on Sunday. Over the past two weeks the single-day positivity rate has ranged ...

5 Things To Know On Tuesday, May 25, 2021 AP/WPTV/PBC Fire Rescue and last updated 2021-05-25 07:18:13-04 While you were sleeping, we compiled the biggest stories of the day in one place. Each story has a quick and easy summary, so youre prepared for whatever the day brings. Just click on the links if you want to know more! According to the states wildfire map, there are currently 71 active wildfires in Florida burning nearly 5,400 acres across our state. Crews in Palm Beach Gardens battled a l...

Florida officials on Monday announced an end to the $300 weekly federal pandemic unemployment compensation top-up, making the Sunshine State the 23rd Republican-led state to opt out.