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Petition sent to Gov. DeSantis urging to reform Florida's unemployment system

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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Petition sent to Gov. DeSantis urging to reform Florida's unemployment system
Petition sent to Gov. DeSantis urging to reform Florida's unemployment system

There were more calls on Thursday to reform the state’s dysfunctional unemployment system, included a petition calling for Gov.

DeSantis to acto now.

TO DOING.TODAY CAME MORE CALLS TO HELPTHE UNEMPLOYED BY REFORMINGFLORID'AS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSYSTEM.

WPTV NEWSCHANNELFIVE'S MATT SCZESNY LOOKED TOINTO THE EFFORT TO CUT BACKBENEFIT DENIALS.357“IBENEFITS SO FAR” LINDA COHENOF BOCA RATON TELLS US SHESTOPPED WORKING APRIL 2 FROMHER JOB INSTRUCTING AT THE JCCÃSHEFOR BENEFITSÃTHE LATEST &DENIAL COMING THIS WEEK.

127“WE ARE SEEING EVERY DAY THESYSTEM IS JUST NOT UP TO THETASK” IN TALLAHASSEEÃOVER AZOOM NEWS CONFERENCEÃTHEFLORIDA AFLÃCIO BASCIALLYSAYS LISATOO OFTENÃA TROUBLED SYSTEMTHAT - THEY SAY - ISN'THELPING AND HAS TOO MANYPEOPLE BEING TURNED DOWN.

3225“IT DOESNPEOPLE APPLY IF THE LAW IS SETUP SO THAT ALL THE CARDS ARESTACKED AGAINST YOU FROM BEINGDEEMED ELIGIBLE IT DOESNMATTER HOW THEYDOESNAPPLICATION” THE ORGANIZATIONSAYS IT DIGITALLY DELIVERED APETITION WITH 11 THOUSANDSIGNATURES TO THE GOVERNOR TOIMMEDIATELY USE EXCUTIVEPOWERS TO REFORM THE SYSTEM -IN RECENT WEEKS THE GOVERNORHAS EXPANDED THE WEBSITECAPACITY AND ADDED STAFFING TOHANDLE THE CRUSH OFAPPLICATIONSÃBUT FOR LISACOHENÃSHE SAYS HER BEST HOPENOW IS APPYING FOR FEDERALPAMDEMIC AID - BUT THE STATE'SSYSTEM ISN'T WORKING FOR HER.738“I WOULD BEG THEM TO TRYSTRAIGHTEN OUT THIS WEBSITEAND GET THE CLAIMS PAID TO THEPEOPLE THAT ARE DUE THE MONEYITMANY PEOPLE AT HOME THAT VERYVERY STRESSED FINANCIALLY” INWPB, MS, WPTV NC 5.IF YOU ARE STILL FIGHTING FORUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND AREWORRIED ABOUT MAKING

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