EUC should fix FluidNow's troubles?

Many Americans are relying on emergency unemployment benefits since the recession has made them need emergency cash loans. Extending benefits has been a huge debate since employers aren’t hiring like the government would like them to be right now. In Florida, the state’s Agency for Workforce Innovation has made an earnest try to come to the aid of more than 100,000 “long-term” jobless through the site FluidNow (www.fluidnow.com). FluidNow appears to be not so fluid for some although numerous claim they have used the site just to have their expired benefits restarted again. Resource 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’ll 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 be received. The only reassurance Florida residents have received recently on this front came from AWI Director Cynthia Lorenzo, who claims that once the U.S. Department of Labor sent fluidnow guidance, payments would be issued. When that guidance would come – two weeks, as Lorenzo suggested, or some other interminable governmental interval – was uncertain.

The EUC Fix will help it get better

So numerous of these unemployed have to get part time jobs and take out loans to pay for everything. Some of the time this isn’t enough nevertheless. Plus, there’s fear that the benefits already being received would shrink upon signing up for part-time work. The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Fix may be able to help. Michigan’s MLive.com explained that this was part of the extension that Congress did send out about emergency unemployed benefits. The intention behind the provision is to “remove the disincentive for people who take part-time jobs when collecting benefits.” The Michigan News portal reports that there should be no fear that benefits will end after the first year.

EUC Fix won’t help those in the past

According to the National Employment Law Project, the EUC Fix is only good for those unemployed citizens with benefit years ending on or after July 22, 2010. If you aren’t in that window of opportunity, you won’t get any additional benefits. For more information on the EUC Fix, visit National Employment Law Project site.

Additional reading

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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