ORLANDO, Fla. – A day after the head of the Florida department overseeing the state unemployment system said contractors, gig workers and the self-employed can now receive federal benefits through the state application system, the department has clarified that people previously denied benefits because they did not qualify for Florida unemployment do not need to reapply.
Florida Department of Management Services Secretary John Satter, who is leading the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity through its coronavirus unemployment surge, said in an interview Wednesday that independent contractors, gig-workers and self-employed individuals can now apply through the existing application system for federal benefits. “They will go through the