Florida Hit A Trifecta: Scott, Desantis, and Trump
The former governor of Florida did a number on the UI system in Florida. The maximum length of time you can receive UI benefits is now 12 weeks. The maximum amount that can be received is $275 per week. A person needed to make about $2200 @ month to qualify for maximum benefits. The computer system that worked ok while the unemployment rate was low. Now the chiggers have come out of the wood pile and the systems have crashed so often the state is seriously considering going back to paper and pen applications. This actually worked well for employers when the economy was humming along. The UI tax was an afterthought and the real problem had become recruiting folks to work. Recruiting folks that would take a part time job with no benefits. Employers also tried to classify jobs that previously would be an employer/employee relationship as contract workers. The employee was now responsible for payroll taxes. No wonder Senator Rick Scott b...