Largo Mom of Newborn Waiting Months For Unemployment PUBLISHED 5:25 PM ET Apr. 01, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:25 PM EDT Apr. 01, 2021
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Heather Thurman is the single mother of a six month old baby and said she has been on the verge of homelessness after being forced to wait months for the Department of Economic Opportunity to approve her unemployment benefits.
What You Need To Know I wasn t expecting any of this. Not on my last day of maternity leave, Heather Thurman says
She has experienced many of the unemployment problems experienced by other Florida residents
DEO says it can t talk about her case specifically
New York s Unemployment Rate Ticked Upward in January PUBLISHED 6:03 AM ET Mar. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:03 AM EST Mar. 12, 2021
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New York s jobless rate ticked upward in January despite the economy adding more than 29,000 jobs, the state Department of Labor on Thursday reported.
The state s unemployment rate increased from 8.7% to 8.8% as the economic shockwave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to reverberate. The national unemployment rate in January stood at 6.3%.
About 29,400 private sector jobs were added that month in New York.
The pandemic has continued to batter the economy over the last year. Statewide unemployment in January of last year stood at 3.8%. But the pandemic, a subsequent closure of many gathering places like restaurants and theaters 12 months ago, led to a spike in unemployment that is still yet to recover.
Florida House Rep. Anna Eskamani (above) of Orlando, along with Senator Bobby Powell Jr., introduced a bill designed to fix problems with the state s unemployment system. She led a virtual meeting Wednesday to explain the measure and why changes are needed. (File)
Eskamani Introduces Bill That Would Overhaul Florida s Unemployment System By Deanna Gugel Tallahassee
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Rep. Anna Eskamani (D-Orlando) and Senator Bobby Powell Jr. (D-West Palm Beach) on Wednesday filed legislation that would make major changes to Florida s unemployment system.
The measure will be considered when this year s Florida Legislation begins its session in March.
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