ORLANDO, Fla. – Nikki Dacosta spent 10 years teaching pre-school at Christ Church in Coral Springs, now when she needs state unemployment relief she has nothing but a denial from the Department of Economic Opportunity. “I’ve been working since I was 15," she said. “I don’t understand.” Eight weeks after being furloughed on March 23, the single mother of two -- girls ages 11 and 13 -- never received an unemployment check.
News 6 found that while working at the nonprofit, administrators never paid the payroll deduction for unemployment. “Regular taxes are taken out but not for unemployment,” Dacosta said. ” I do my taxes every year.” Dacosta sent News 6 a pay-stub and recent W-2 form to prove her case. “I’m not one of those people that don’t