"Incarceration hold" issue preventing people from receiving unemployment expected to be fixed by end of the week 150+ people contacted the I-Team about the issue For thousands of Floridians, the fight for access to unemployment benefits isn't a problem of the past, but a plight that continues today. and last updated 2021-04-23 18:28:51-04 BRADENTON, Fla. â For thousands of Floridians, the fight for access to unemployment benefits isn't a problem of the past, but a plight that continues today. It's a problem the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has acknowledged but hasn't fixed, as financial situations for some families grow more desperate.