About half a million people who were expected to miss a week of unemployment payments because President Donald Trump did not sign federal legislation soon enough will still get their benefits on time, the Murphy administration said Monday.
Trump signed a $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus package Sunday that includes funding for extended unemployment benefits, but Gov. Phil Murphy initially feared that those benefits expired Saturday while the bill languished on his desk. This was the wrong way to go about it, Murphy said. This bill should have been signed immediately.
The state Department of Labor and Workforce Development said after a call with the Trump administration Monday afternoon that claimants will continue to receive benefits without a gap or lag.
Florida adds 24,000 jobless claims as Trump ponders relief bill
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Jim Turner, News Service of Florida reporter
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida’s unemployment agency awaits a decision by President Donald Trump about the latest federal-stimulus package, which could provide $300 a week in assistance after Christmas to jobless residents.
Congress passed the long-sought $900 billion COVID-19 relief package this week, teeing it up for action by Trump. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday estimated that another 24,000 first-time jobless claims were filed in Florida last week, close to the state average for more than a month.
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Florida added 24,000 jobless claims last week
Jim Turner
TALLAHASSEE The U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday estimated that another 24,000 first-time jobless claims were filed in Florida last week, close to the state average for more than a month.
Florida’s unemployment agency awaits a decision by President Donald Trump about the latest federal-stimulus package, which could provide $300 a week in assistance after Christmas to jobless residents. Congress passed the long-sought $900 billion COVID-19 relief package this week, teeing it up for action by Trump.
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, which runs the state’s unemployment system, said in a daily update that it is reviewing the provisions of the federal package as Trump decides whether to sign it.