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Florida / Are the reading and math test helping the unemployed ?
When Florida revamped its unemployment system two years ago, it demanded that people seeking benefits take an online test to identify their career strengths and weaknesses. Instead, the agency in charge of unemployment implemented a reading and math quiz. The 45-minute assessment includes questions many middle-schoolers could answer. And while it might measure your grasp … Continue reading
Florida / Theme parks seeking 2,000+ workers
Central Florida theme parks are gearing up for the holiday season with plans to hire more than 2,000 workers, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Here’s a breakdown of the number of jobs each theme park plans on adding: SeaWorld Orlando is seeking about 200 workers for its three theme parks. It will be holding a job … Continue reading
Embraer / To add 600 jobs in Florida
After opening an aircraft assembly facility in Jacksonville, Embraer is still growing its Florida presence. The state is working on a deal that could add 600 jobs at Melbourne International Airport. Gov. Rick Scott announced Tuesday that Embraer jet manufacturer has selected the Space Coast airport to build its Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 planes. … Continue reading
Florida / Unemployment Agency Disputes Claim It Violated Civil Rights
On Wednesday, Florida said it is rejecting the Labor Department’s findings, claiming they were politically motivated. As evidence, the state said that an official with the Civil Rights Center has “publicly made or endorsed politically and ideologically charged statements about her role at the Department of Labor.” Specifically, Florida cited a bio for department lawyer … Continue reading
Florida / The ‘Initial Skills Review’ (SLIDESHOW)
In 2011, Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed a law slashing the duration of jobless aid and making Florida the first state to require unemployment claimants to answer a series of basic math and reading questions. Answering a certain number of questions correctly isn’t necessary to be eligible for benefits, but claimants have to get through … Continue reading
Florida / Unemployment Regime Violates Civil Rights Says DOL
Florida violated federal civil rights law with its new and unusual requirement that unemployment claimants file online and take math and reading tests before they can receive benefits, the U.S. Labor Department determined this month. The department’s Civil Rights Center’s initial determination lays out the problems some non-English speakers and people with disabilities have encountered … Continue reading
Florida / Northrop: 920 new jobs
Northrop Grumman Corp. said Monday it plans to add 920 jobs to its operations in Melbourne as part of a companywide realignment, nearly doubling the Brevard County plant’s current work force and making Florida a winner — at least for now — in the defense industry’s latest consolidation. Falls Church, Va.-based Northrop selected the Melbourne … Continue reading
Kennedy Space Center / 119 workers laid off, another 129 to come
United Space Alliance said goodbye over the weekend to 119 more Kennedy Space Center employees in its latest round of layoffs. NASA’s lead shuttle contractor, a joint venture between the Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., is continuing a multi-year downsizing as the shutdown of the nation’s space-shuttle program nears completion. The latest cuts reduced … Continue reading
Science Applications – 200 possible layoffs at MacDill Air Force Base
Science Applications International Corp. has warned the state of Florida of 200 possible layoffs at MacDill Air Force Base’s U.S. Central Command in the event it is not re-awarded a current contract. The McLean, Va.-based provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services has submitted a proposal for a contract renewal as the incumbent … Continue reading
Florida – Jobless unemployment payments state’s error rate climbed from 4.5 percent to 8.4 percent
From 2008 to 2011, as officials struggled to handle Florida’s ballooning jobless rate, the state overpaid unemployment recipients by $486 million, according to a new analysis by the U.S. Department of Labor. During the same time, the state’s error rate — which includes underpayments and overpayments — climbed from 4.5 percent to 8.4 percent. The … Continue reading
Florida – Maximum weeks of unemployment available next year to be reduced
The next three months will determine just how long thousands of unemployed people will receive state jobless benefits next year. Jobless rates from July, August and September will determine the maximum number of weeks people can collect unemployment payments in 2013. Officials will calculate average statewide unemployment for those three months and use the figure … Continue reading
Florida | Loss of unemployment benefits coming
Think of it as an improving economy’s collateral damage. Some 44,000 people throughout Florida are scheduled to have their extended federal unemployment benefits cut off May 12, regardless of how long the payments were slated to continue. In Sarasota and Manatee counties, some 600 jobless workers are expected to be affected, state officials said, though … Continue reading
Extended unemployment benefits to expire in Florida
A Floridian who loses his job this year will be eligible for 74 weeks of unemployment benefits, instead of the 99 weeks available during the recession. This is the last week that Florida residents will be able to apply for up to 20 weeks of extended benefits, paid by the federal government, the Florida Department … Continue reading
Georgia and Florida cut the duration of unemployment benefits
Georgia is vying with Florida for the title of stingiest state, when it comes to jobless residents. The Republican-controlled State Legislature passed a bill last week to cut the duration of unemployment benefits from a current maximum of 26 weeks to a range from 14 weeks to 20 weeks, depending on the state unemployment rate. … Continue reading
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