ORLANDO, Fla. – As more businesses in Florida reopen, hundreds of thousands of residents are still waiting on unemployment checks from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity either through state or federal CARES Act benefits but beginning Monday the unemployed will need to take an additional step to get those payments.
Beginning Sunday, people must log into the Florida unemployment website CONNECT to claim their weeks. This step was temporarily waived by Gov.
Ron DeSantis amid the coronavirus unemployment surge. This means claimants will not receive payments unless they have requested them every two weeks.
This is a step-by-step guide showing how to claim weeks in the DEO system. The work search and work registration requirements