Petition updateTo change unemployment benefits in Florida and to fix the broken system that is the FL DEO
The guaranteed federal unemployment supplement is supposed to go to anyone who qualifies for unemplo
Sonha NguyenUnited States
Jun 11, 2020
Unemployment claims resulting from coronavirus should include two parts — state funds and federal funds. Florida pays a maximum of $275 per week. Because of the pandemic, the federal government promised to supplement state benefits with an additional $600 per week for up to 12 weeks. Those federal funds were a result of the CARES Act stimulus package, which was signed into law March 27 and guaranteed to anyone who qualified for unemployment.
In most states, the program seems to be working, and people are receiving both state and federal funds. But in Florida, that is not always the case.
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