DeSantis disputes Florida denies unemployment benefits to expectant mothers. It does.

[Nevilledog]

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julie k. brown
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Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis is refusing to say why the state’s unemployment agency is denying benefits to Floridians who were pregnant, sick from COVID-19 or caring for children at home.

DeSantis disputes Florida denies unemployment benefits to expectant mothers. It does.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is refusing to say why the state’s unemployment agency is denying benefits to Floridians who were pregnant, sick from COVID-19 or caring for children at home.
miamiherald.com
12:18 PM · Mar 30, 2021

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article250308214.html

Gov. Ron DeSantis is refusing to say why the state’s unemployment agency is denying benefits to Floridians who were pregnant, sick from COVID-19 or caring for children at home.

“I don’t trust the premise of the question,” DeSantis told a Herald/Times reporter during a Monday news conference. “It’s not something I’m going to accept at face value.”

When asked to elaborate, his spokeswoman, Meredith Beatrice, said the premise that the state was denying benefits was “false, inaccurate, and intentionally misleading to the public.”

Beatrice said all of those categories of people qualify for federal pandemic-related benefits, such as the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, which specifically allows people to receive benefits if they are not “able and available” for work.

But for those who aren’t able and available, Florida has been denying state benefits, the maximum $275 per week Florida offers for those who are out of work.

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[PortTack]

1. He learned well from the deposed idiot king

[Bristlecone]

2. He really is a scumbag.

And this is a scumbag policy.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

3. There are a great many U.S. states with this policy ...

You only get unemployment benefits for the days when you are able and available to work. Most states, when you fill out your continuing benefit form, are expected to report days you weren't, such as you were sick, in the hospital, or whatever reason. There are very few exceptions ... Jury Duty I think might be one in some places. It's considered fraud if you lie.

California does this too.

It was a dick move to continue it during a pandemic, but it's part of why the Federal Benefit specifically excludes this condition.

Just sayin'

[MichMan]

4. Also ineligible if you voluntary quit or are fired for things like absenteeism or theft