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02.09.2020 / 23:07

Florida governor names new director for state’s employment agency

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – State Rep. Dane Eagle was appointed as executive director of the state's employment agency on Wednesday, a little more than two weeks after barely losing a Republican primary for Congress in a heavily GOP district.Republican Florida Gov.

Ron Desantis Ken Lawson state Florida city Tallahassee, state Florida pandemic economy Department Coronavirus

Florida’s economic opportunity chief resigns amid jobs woes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida's director of economic opportunity resigned Monday, months after being stripped of his oversight of the state's glitch-ridden unemployment system, which left hundreds of thousands of people waiting weeks — and sometimes months — for benefits after losing their jobs during the coronavirus outbreak.Ken Lawson said in his resignation letter that he was leaving his post “in the spirit of turning the page and moving forward.”Florida's balky unemployment system was among the slowest in the country to respond to the surge in unemployment as the pandemic sidelined key sectors of the state's economy, including bars, restaurants and huge swaths of the tourist industry.The number of unemployed overwhelmed the state's

Ken Lawson state Florida city Tallahassee, state Florida pandemic economy Department Coronavirus

Floridians who struggled to file for unemployment will receive retroactive benefits

Jobless Floridians who have struggled to file for unemployment benefits due to an overloaded state computer system and jammed phone lines will not lose out on money because their application was delayed.

Ron Desantis Ken Lawson state Florida pandemic economy Department Coronavirus

Florida coronavirus unemployment response handed to another agency head

After Florida’s botched response to the flood of unemployment claims due to the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he has appointed the head of another agency, outside the state department that handles unemployment, to oversee the repair of the website and call centers.

Ron Desantis Ken Lawson state Florida covid-19 pandemic Department Coronavirus

Florida unemployment paper applications now available

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.

Ken Lawson state Florida pandemic Department Coronavirus

Florida jobless claims rise as does anger among unemployed

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Unemployment claims in Florida continued surging Thursday — as did frustrations among the newly jobless who have struggled for weeks to file for financial relief amid the coronavirus outbreak that has crippled the state's economy and sidelined much of its workforce.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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