A woman waiting months for unemployment benefits received them within days after being featured on-air in a FOX29 report.
The report that aired the evening of March 21 revealed that the systemic problems that were identified within Florida’s Reemployment Assistance program before the COVID-19 pandemic have not been resolved. This is despite attempts from the Auditor General and state lawmakers to hold the Florida Department of Commerce accountable.
The inefficiencies in the program have left claimants like Rose Lorenzo of Palm Beach Gardens in the dark for months…