39K in DC without unemployment benefits after technical glitch
By Sierra Fox
Unemployment check glitch
A technical glitch is costing thousands of people who are out of work in DC their unemployment check.
WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - A technical glitch is costing thousands of people who are out of work in D.C. their unemployment check. The Department of Employment Services said they have looked into the issue and those impacted should receive their money in the coming days.
Devon Pina is among the 39,000 people waiting for desperately needed money. He has been waiting for his benefits to kick in since November. He was told he would be receiving his back pay and first check last week, but that didn’t happen.
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Kayla Johnson is one of the lucky ones. After losing her job at
9:30 Club at the start of the pandemic, she has received unemployment benefits week after week without fail. That luck ran out this week. Despite the fact that the unemployment portal displayed that her claim was processed on Tuesday, by Thursday she still hadn’t received her benefits. When she got through to the Department of Employment Services call center, an employee relayed that her benefits were delayed due to the Presidents Day holiday.
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