ORLANDO, Fla. – Floridians can now download a paper application to file for unemployment as the state’s computer system continues to bog down because of the number of workers now jobless due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In a tweet posted early Saturday afternoon, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity said, “Reemployment Assistance paper applications are available online at http://FloridaJobs.org/COVID-19.” Earlier this week, Ken Lawson, director of Florida’s DEO, apologized for the breakdown and vowed to improve the jobless assistance program. “You need to understand that, from my heart, I apologize for what you are going through,” Lawson said in a video conference hosted by a state lawmaker. “You can count on us to do everything