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Questions remain about added jobless benefits from stimulus package Jim Turner, News Service of Florida reporter Published:  Tags:  File photo (PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Questions remained Wednesday about when extended unemployment benefits from a newly signed federal stimulus package will be available for Floridians out of work because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state’s jobs agency had not posted a timetable about the extended benefits, and no formal anno...

“The DEO is doing everything it can to prevent a gap in payments,” DEO Director Dane Eagle said. “I hope and pray they get it resolved in the next few days, but maybe they should have planned on it,” said Kristina Bennett. District 47 State Rep. Anna Eskamani said the other question still not answered is whether people have to reapply for the extended plan or will the connect system just reconfigure and add on 11 additional weeks for unemployment compensation. Eagle said the DEO is sti...

The state’s jobs agency had not posted a timetable about the extended benefits, and no formal announcement had been made about whether Floridians will be covered for the current week because of when the $900 billion federal package was signed.

TALLAHASSEE — Questions remained Wednesday about when extended unemployment benefits from a newly signed federal stimulus package will be available for Floridians out of work because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state’s jobs agency had not posted a timetable about the extended benefits, and no formal announcement had been made about whether Floridians will be covered for the current week because of when the $900 billion federal package was signed. The Department of Economic Opportunity, al...

That empty feeling. (© FlaglerLive) Questions remained about when extended unemployment benefits from a newly signed federal stimulus package will be available for Floridians out of work because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The state’s jobs agency had not posted a timetable about the extended benefits, and no formal announcement had been made about whether Floridians will be covered for the current week because of when the $900 billion federal package was signed. The Department of Economic Oppo...

/ The state’s jobs agency had not posted a timetable about extended unemployment benefits, and no formal announcement had been made about whether Floridians will be covered for the current week because of when the $900 billion federal package was signed. Questions remained Wednesday about when extended unemployment benefits from a newly signed federal stimulus package will be available for Floridians out of work because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state’s jobs agency had not posted a time...

For a second straight week, unemployed Floridians and others desperate for money are waiting anxiously to receive fresh benefits from the latest round of COVID-19 relief approved by Congress.

We were with you every step of the way in 2020 when it came to Florida unemployment. We brought your questions directly to leaders charged with handling the unemployment problems in the state. We wanted to take a look back at the timeline for the unemployment process in Florida as the year comes to a close. Since March, out of almost five million Floridians who applied, two million received unemployment benefits in 2020. The lucky ones still experienced all kinds of issues along the way. In w...

More relief expected after federal unemployment money runs out this week SOUTHWEST Fla. – Federal unemployment money is set to run out this week for thousands of people in Florida. However, there is relief on the way. The House and Senate report struck a deal to extend benefits and are expected to vote on it late Monday night. The deal is good news for the self employed, gig workers and the long term unemployed who no longer qualify for state benefits. The big question is how soon will the $3...