'We are falling apart': Year review of Florida's faulty unemployment system and its future
Frustrated and ready to give up, thousands of people started to reach out to ABC Action News reporters. In May, their role in this debacle got even larger.
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"We Are Falling Apart"
As the country began to shut down, unemployment claims started to surge across the country.
âThis is daunting â I was on a phone call with other states and theyâre facing the same type of increase,â said Ken Lawson, the former Executive Director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, during an interview early last year.