Jobless Floridians push DeSantis to extend jobless benefits AP This June 3, 2021 photo shows James S Ricer III in Boca Raton, Fla. For more than a year, Ricer, an out-of-work caterer, has gotten extensions on the mortgage payments for his home. With just weeks left before his $300-a-week federal unemployment checks run out, panic is setting in, Ricer said Thursday, June 3, as he joined scores of others in urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to reconsider a decision to end participation in the federal government's enhanced unemployment benefits program. (James S Ricer III via AP) and last updated 2021-06-03 16:09:47-04 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) â Panic is setting in for some of the tens of thousands of out-of-work Floridians who are facing the prospect of losing federal pandemic benefits.