State Drops Waiting Period For First-time Jobless Checks, But Claims Website Crashes Again

David Lyons, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Wed, 04/01/2020 - 2:55pm

The state of Florida lowered a burdensome barrier to newly laid off workers on Wednesday by temporarily dropping a requirement that people wait a week before they can collect their first unemployment check. In most states including Florida, a so-called “waiting week” has been a long-time fixture...

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