ORLANDO, Fla. – Alicia Warren and Alexandra Marshall blame the Department of Economic Opportunity for leaving their families without thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits.
Warren, a single mother of three, told News 6 she earned about $184 at a temporary job with Manpower USA only to lose the job after a week. “I just got a letter (from DEO) saying, ‘Congratulations on returning to work,’” Warren said. “I thought, Are you kidding me?’” Finding work to fit her children’s schedule has been a challenge for the Orlando resident.
She said she was recently hired part-time at a local pizza restaurant but that the paycheck will not make up for the $3,000 plus in benefits on hold since Oct.