The sweeping legislation, filed by lawmakers from Orlando and West Palm Beach, would bring more oversight to the Dept. of Economic Opportunity and hike the maximum weekly benefits for jobless Floridians to $500.
By Joel Malkin
Jan 13, 2021
State Rep. Anna Eskamani of Orlando calls it a disaster. We ve seen the CONNECT system continue to cause so much stress for everyday people, payments be delayed.forcing folks into economic straits.
She says the proposal would provide more oversight and establish a timeline for the state to rule on claims within 3 weeks.
West Palm Beach Democrat Senator Bobby Powell filed the companion bill in his chamber and is hopeful to get bipartisan support. I believe that we will be able to move the legislation, have some conversation centered on what has happened with unemployment. I remain cautiously optimist that if we can t pass the entire bill, we will definitely have pieces of it implemented.
The sweeping legislation, filed by lawmakers from Orlando and West Palm Beach, would bring more oversight to the Dept. of Economic Opportunity and hike the maximum weekly benefits for jobless Floridians to $500.
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