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To file for Unemployment Compensation, visit Florida’s Agency for Workforce Innovation
Date Published	Document Title	Description
11/20/2009	Jobless Figures Highlight Need For Bipartisan Action	House Democratic Leader Franklin Sands (D-Weston) issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement about October employment figures: “Families across Florida are devastated by the reality of a 34-year-high unemployment rate."
11/18/2009	Stop Punishing Florida's Economy	Florida House Democratic Caucus members today called on Republican legislative leaders to stop punishing Florida’s economy and admit that their refusal to accept $444 million in federal economic stimulus this year has injured Florida businesses and residents.
06/15/2009	Florida Near Bottom in Number of Unemployed Getting Benefits	The News Service of Florida reports that fewer out-of-work Floridians qualify for benefits than almost any other state, leaving millions of dollars in the unemployment trust fund even as Florida weathers its highest jobless toll in 33 years.
04/29/2009	House Republicans Refuse Federal Funds for Unemployment Benefits	House Republican leaders voted today and refused a House Democratic-sponsored proposal that would have helped Florida obtain approximately $444 million in economic recovery stimulus money for the state’s Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund.
04/29/2009	ICYMI Cold Hearted Republican Leadership JOBLESS LOSE AGAIN	"But that is what the Legislature’s cold-hearted Republican leadership is poised to do as the annual session winds to a dismal close.”
04/28/2009	Don't Refuse Federal Economic Recovery Funds for Unemployed Families	Florida House Democrats today urged House Speaker Larry Cretul to take immediate action to ensure that Florida doesn’t reject more than $1 billion in federal stimulus aid for out-of-work Floridians. SEE TWO DOCUMENTS BELOW.
04/28/2009	Letter from US Department of Labor
04/28/2009	Letter to Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor RE Unemployment
04/16/2009	House Republicans Refuse Federal Money for Unemployment Compensation	State Representative Kevin J. G. Rader (D-Delray Beach) today presented an amendment that would have helped Florida obtain $444 million in economic recovery stimulus money for the state’s Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund.
03/27/2009	Time Is Right To Boost Unemployment Compensation	Florida House Democrats understand that our citizens want solutions and not vague or indefensible explanations about why we shouldn’t use Florida’s full and fair share of economic stimulus dollars.
03/26/2009	Letter to Speaker Cretul Regarding Unemployment Compensation and Federal Stimulus - March 26, 2009	The current economic crisis demands action.

Newspaper & Other Articles
02/02/2010	House to Look at Unemployment Compensation	The News Service of Florida
12/18/2009	Unemployment at 11.5 percent	From Capitol News Service (VodPod Video)

Other Relevant Documents & Reports
September 2009	Fighting For Unemployment Compensation
04/21/2009	Letter from U.S. Department of Labor Regarding Unemployment Compensation Modernization
	Modernization Incentive Payments – Overview

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