LOCKED SINCE FEBRUARY 27. REPORTER: LOUNICE BROWN HAS JUST ABOUT DEALT WITH IT ALL IN THE PANDEMIC, FIRST, SHE GOT COVID. THEN IT TOOK WEEKS TO GET UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF ...

In a surprise move, Florida's Department of Economic Opportunity announced Wednesday that it is hiring another company to assist with the floundering $63-million unemployment benefits website. That ...

Despite harsh reviews by the state's auditor general, the state's $77 million unemployment website is working just fine according to agency officials in charge of the troubled project. "Many of the ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As Floridians seek to Rebound from the pandemic, the state will have a new chance to fix its broken unemployment system next year. Lawmakers return to the capitol in March for the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity said Tuesday its CONNECT reemployment website is suffering issues. Users who try to access the site are greeted with the message: ...

Nearly 58,000 people were targeted in a data breach of Florida’s CONNECT website, the Florida Department of Economics has confirmed.The DEO said it learned of the data break on July 16 involving ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — If you find you can't connect to the state's unemployment website or get in touch with the reemployment assistance center, you're not alone. And, there's a reason for it. The ...

NBC 6 Responds has heard from dozens of people locked out of the state’s online unemployment portal, CONNECT. It’s a recurring issue for people trying to claim their unemployment benefits. We first ...

Months of criticism over the Department of Economic Opportunity's CONNECT website has caused different agencies to point their fingers at others, all while many Floridians wait on their unemployment ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Throughout the pandemic, 8 On Your Side has chronicled countless Floridians fighting to be paid unemployment benefits. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity has paid out ...