Many Americans are relying on emergency unemployment benefits as the recession has made them need emergency money. Most companies aren’t hiring more employees right now which is frustrating for the government who now has to consider extending benefits. In Florida, the state’s Agency for Workforce Innovation has made an earnest attempt to come to the aid of more than 100,000 “long-term” jobless through the site FluidNow (www.fluidnow.com). FluidNow appears to be not so fluid for some although numerous claim they have used the site just to have their expired benefits restarted again. Article source – Fluidnow is not so fluid; will the EUC Fix it by Personal Money Store.
FluidNow can’t go fast enough
According to one of Florida’s long-term unemployed, calling the fluidnow help line at 800-204-2418 results in hours of connection attempts, only to be greeted eventually be a pre-recorded “call back later” message. The unemployed individual got an AWI employee after numerous tries, and the employee said there was no information about how extension benefits might be received. AWI Director Cynthia Lorenzo assured that benefits would be given out to residents who applied, although guidance used to come from the U.S. Department of Labor. Apparently the time frame of the guidance changed so often that it could possibly be any time really.
The EUC Fix will help it get better
Taking a loan from a loan company or signing up for a part-time job are among the only options open to many job seekers. Some of the time it is not enough still. Many worry that their benefits might be reduced if they were to get a part time job. The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Fix may be able to help. It was part of probably the most recent emergency unemployment benefits extension that made it out of Congress, reports Michigan’s MLive.com. Apparently this is intended to “remove the disincentive for individuals who take part-time jobs when collecting benefits.” Benefits will extend through year two for unemployed, reports the Michigan News portal.
EUC Fix can’t help everyone from before it was applied
If your benefits ended before July 22, 2010, you can’t qualify for the EUC Fix, reports the National Unemployment Law Project. Those who do not fit that window are out of luck, much like scores of Florida unemployed who are waiting on fluidnow or at least some form of instant loans. For more information on the EUC Fix, visit National Employment Law Project website.
Further reading
Examiner
examiner.com/x-41045-Miami-Unemployment-Examiner~y2010m7d27-Labor-Dept-yet-to-give-Florida-details-on-unemployment-extension
MLive
mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2010/08/latest_unemployment_extension_removes_di.html
National Employment Law Project
nelp.org/page/-/UI/2010/Final EUC Fix QA.pdf
Fluidnow
fluidnow.com/
Drug testing for unemployment in Florida
youtube.com/watch?v=RvSoZ1U3n30
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