Outside of CareerSource locations across Central Florida are boxes filled of blank paper applications for people to mail-in and file for unemployment pay through Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity.
Amid the coronavirus-related spike in unemployment, the DEO started offering paper applications when the system couldn’t handle the influx of applications.
For furloughed hair stylist Christie Lamberct, she printed one out and mailed it herself last week. Purposely certifying the mail so she can track it as it made it’s way to Tallahassee, however, after days she said since it arrived no has picked it up. "They have to sign for it so I know when they received it," she said. "It says it's still sitting in Tallahassee and they haven't