Fluidnow Is Not So Fluid; Will The EUC Fix It?
Numerous Americans are relying on emergency unemployment benefits as the recession has made them need emergency cash loans. Employers have not begun to hire as quickly as the government would have hoped, and hence extension of benefits has become a hot-button political issue. Florida’s Agency for Workforce Innovation is trying to give at least 100,000 people who have gone a “long term” without a job some extra benefits through www.fluidnow.com. FluidNow is apparently not so fluid for some although many claim they have used the site just to have their expired benefits restarted again. Source for this article – Fluidnow is not so fluid; will the EUC Fix it by Personal Money Store.
Fluidnow unable to service customers in a timely manner
The answer you will get when calling fluidnow’s 800-204-2418 is a pre-recorded “call back later” message, according to an unemployed individual in Florida. An AWI representative answered the phone after hours of trying just to inform the unemployed individual that there was no information on whether or not an extension of benefits could possibly 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. When that guidance would come – two weeks, as Lorenzo suggested, or some other interminable governmental interval – was uncertain.
Fixing things with EUC
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. However, these often won’t pay all the bills. Most are concerned that with a part time job, benefits would be shrunk. The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Fix could be able to help. It was part of one of the most recent emergency unemployment benefits extension that made it out of Congress, reports Michigan’s MLive.com. Evidently this is supposed to “remove the disincentive for people who take part-time jobs while collecting benefits.” The Michigan News portal reports that there should be no fear that benefits will end following the first year.
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 cash loans. For more information on the EUC Fix, visit National Employment Law Project website.
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
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