Benefits
Layoffs Loom For S. Fla. Water Management District
Counties across South Florida are getting ready to slash jobs and benefits due to budget shortfalls, now the South Florida Water Management District is about to do the same.
Hialeah Mayor To Slash His Pay, Benefits
Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez will cut his pay and benefits by 30 percent and wants to make the deal permanent.
Extended Unemployment Benefits Ending
Florida workers laid off after this week will be out of luck if they were hoping for long-term unemployment benefits from the federal government. Instead, after 23 weeks, workers will receive no aid and all long-term aid ends on January 1, 2012.
Jackson Health System To Ask Labor For $200M In Cuts
Jackson Health System executives announced Tuesday that they need reduce salaries and benefits for its 11,100 employees by more than $200 million to help the system get close to a balanced budget for fiscal 2012.
Job Market May Be Weakening, Unemployment Claims Up
While Florida won’t release their first time jobless claims numbers for a couple of more weeks, nationwide the numbers were up for the third week signaling a weakening in the job market.
Florida Senate Cuts Jobless Benefits To Help Businesses
People without jobs in Florida could get less money in unemployment compensation under a bill passed Tuesday by the Florida Senate. The House has passed a similar bill, and must now consider the Senate’s changes.
Unemployment Overhaul Moving Through Florida House
The GOP-dominated state House committee has given approval to a rewrite of Florida’s unemployment compensation laws that will cut benefits to the jobless and make it harder to secure benefits.
Unemployed S. Floridians Could Have Benefits Extended
Unemployed South Floridians may qualify for extended benefits under a new order signed by the state’s governor.To find out if they qualify, Floridians may visit the agency’s Web site.
Thousands Face Loss Of Benefits, ALDI Hiring
Time is running out for more than 100 thousand Floridians who rely on extended unemployment benefits to survive.
Thousands May Lose Jobless Benefits Next Month
Time is running out for more than 100 thousand Floridians who rely on extended unemployment benefits to survive.






