1 hour agoStuck in unemployment limbo: 70-year-old waiting for jobless benefits since July Bonnie Nasset, 70, of Winter Park, had been waiting for jobless benefits since July despite being told her Department of Economic Opportunity unemployment account was act...
Thanks to job training program, Orlando-area residents impacted by COVID-19 ready to re-enter workforceSome workers who have been financially impacted by COVID-19 are preparing to return to the workforce.
News 6 helps unemployed military veteran claim jobless benefitsA retired Central Florida Marine has finally been able to claim a major portion of his state and federal benefits after News 6 and the Department of Economic Opportunity ...
Election poll volunteer loses Florida unemployment benefits after working for 4 hoursA Broward County private school assistant has been out of work for more than 25 weeks.
Furloughed cruise line shuttle employee says unemployment benefits caught in ‘Groundhog Day’Stephanie Jernigan said she has been living a self-described scene from “Groundhog Day” with the same message repeated from the Department of Economic Opportunity since t...
Pine Hills food drive feeds hundreds of families ahead of ThanksgivingAcross the country and throughout Central Florida, there has been a big need for food heading into Thanksgiving.
Orange County CARES Act portal closes 40 minutes after reopeningOrange County’s portal for residents to apply for federal CARES Act money will reopen on Tuesday.
Woman waiting on unemployment benefits says she’s forced to apply for high interest credit cards to pay utilities
Furloughed bartender has been waiting on $6,500 in unpaid unemployment since MayTammy Menke was earning $20 an hour as a waitress and bartender when the pandemic forced her employer to close the doors in March leaving her without a paycheck and a lon...
Department of Economic Opportunity tracking return to work status of people on Florida unemployment benefits
Daytona Beach expands CARES Act help for renters impacted by coronavirusMore Daytona Beach households can now qualify for pandemic rental assistance after the city expanded its qualifications for the program to include middle-income household...
Palm Coast Airbnb owner says lost revenue forced her into unemployment benefits fightJennifer Perry has seen her Palm Coast condominium evolve from a five-star Airbnb to a reservation casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unemployed restaurant server approved 8 times for DEO benefits has to apply againLauren Taylor may be the unofficial record holder for approved benefits by the Department of Economic Opportunity with eight consecutive approval notices in eight weeks.
DEO’s mistake leaves woman’s unemployment application ‘under review’ since MayCasey Thorner operated a prosperous home cleaning service in Marion County until COVID-19 created a wave of cancellations and forced her to file for unemployment benefits...
Half a million Florida residents may still be eligible for stimulus checksThe IRS launched a national campaign this week that includes notifying more than 567,000 residents in Florida who did not file a tax return in 2018 or 2019 but may still ...
‘I’m 60, where do I go from here?’: Exhibition events manager waiting 3 months for jobless benefitsJack Stroming says he's emptied his savings, 401-k while on furlough.
News 6, DEO unlock unemployment account ‘suspended’ for 17 weeksFor 17 weeks, Eugene Rosenquest waited for some response from the Department of Economic Opportunity to issue much needed unemployment benefits.
U.S. Secret Service tracking millions in stolen coronavirus small business loansThe U.S. Secret Service Orlando office has recovered more than $2 million in stolen assets from Central Florida bank accounts meant to help small businesses during the CO...
Separation agreement with employer leaves unemployed woman with no jobless benefitsWhen Candace Davis signed an employee/employer separation agreement with Optum Health in early May she said she still wanted to work and never agreed to waive her state u...
Orlando to launch rental assistance program in partnership with United WayThe city of Orlando hopes to help about 300 families behind on their rent due to the pandemic through a grant program funded by federal coronavirus relief dollars.
Retired Orange County school teacher says she’s still waiting for coronavirus stimulus checkJan McClure has spent the last 5-months waiting for a stimulus check that was supposed to be deposited into her bank account on May 6.
APPLY: This program is helping seniors pay their energy bills during the COVID-19 pandemicDue to the coronavirus pandemic, many seniors are spending more time at home than ever, which means there’s a good chance their energy bills are -- you guessed it -- high...
Florida unemployment ‘over payment’ leaves unemployed chef without benefits for 5 monthsJoshua Arroyo is a chef without a job, unemployment benefits or his own place to live.
