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Contractors, self-employed can now apply for federal unemployment through Florida system

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ORLANDO, Fla. – Nearly a month after President Donald Trump signed the CARES Act into law, giving federal unemployment benefits to millions of gig workers, contractors and the self-employed, Floridians will now be able to apply for those benefits through the state department that handles unemployment.

In an interview Wednesday, Florida Department of Management Services Secretary John Satter, who is leading the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity through its coronavirus unemployment surge, said the state is now ready to start receiving applications from people who qualify for federal unemployment benefits.

Although those workers are not eligible for state unemployment money, the federal CARES Act signed into law March 27 provides a

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