Sen. Schumer, Sen. Wyden call for investigation in FLDEO’s unemployment system

Following frustrations over the state’s broken unemployment website, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Ron Wyden have called for an investigation into the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s website.

The site is now the subject of a class action lawsuit and Gov. Ron DeSantis has frequently expressed his frustration with the page, created by Deloitte. Schumer and Wyden sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor demanding an investigation.

While all states have seen record increases in the number of its residents applying for unemployment, the state of Florida’s performance has proved uniquely poor in its abject inability to assist millions of Florida residents who have applied for and continue to await unemployment benefits.”