As some businesses in Florida look to reopen, many unemployed South Florida workers are still on the sidelines.
COMMUNITY TRIES TO BOUNCEBACK.AS SOME BUSINESSES LOOK TOREOPEN - FAR TOO MANYUNEMPLOYED WORKERS ARE STILLON THE SIDELINES.
WHAT'S NEXTAND WHAT CAN THEY DO -ESPECIALLY IF THEY'VE BEENREJECTED FOR BENEFITS??
WPTVNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S MATTSCZESNY SPOKE WITH AN EXPERTTO GET YOU SOME ANSWERS.252“I JUST DONTHEYROBERT FERRARIE IS LOSINGFAITH IN FLORIDAUNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM - A LAIDOFF HOTEL WORKER IN BOCA RATON-ÃHEHAS RESORTED TO FILING ANAPPEAL AND RE- APPLYING.
156“I WENT BACK TO THE CONNECTSITE AND IT SAID I DID NOTWORK FOR MY EMPLOYER” 154456“IDENIALS THE DELAY IN THESYSTEM THE CONFUSION WITH THEPROCESS” LABOR ATTORNEYARTHUR SCHOEFIELD SAYS THEBEST ADVICE IS PATIENCEÃANDIF YOURAPPEAL.
154230“WHEN YOU GETTHE NOTIFICATION OF DENIALITTHROUGH THE DENIAL ITTO GIVE YOU A CERTAIN TIMEFRAME 20 DAYS FROM THATDECISION WHICH TO FILE ANAPPEAL” SCHOEFIELD ADMITSHOWEVER THE APPEAL SYSTEM MAYBE AS FRUSTRATING AS THEAPPLICATION PROCESS HAS BEENFOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDSBECAUSE OF STAFFING SHORTAGES.ON THE OTHER HANDÃHE SAYS -REJECTED GIG AND SELF-EMPLOYEDWORKERS NEED TO START OVER.154422“THE DOOR HAS OPENED UPFOR THEM WHEN THIS INITIALLYOCCURRED, AND THE FILINGS WERETAKING PLACE THOSE FOLKSWERENARE DEEMED ELIGIBLE, SO THEYDO NEED TO REAPPLY” FINALLY &SCHIEFIELD SAYS LAID OFFWORKERSÃWHOOPENING UP RISK LOSINGUNEMPLOYMENTS BENEFITS IF THEYREFUSE TO GO BACKÃBUT THEYARE STILL ENTITLED TO BE PAIDFOR THOSE WEEKS THEY COULDNGO TO WORK.
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Those returning to jobs as parts of Florida reopen have a few things to know when it comes to responsibilities and rights.
A West Palm Beach labor attorney says mounting rejcetions of unemployment benfits in Florida is likely going to delay appeals..