WPTV has been listening to the fears and frustrations of unemployed workers, unable to get the benefits they qualified for months. Lawmakers say they're listening, too. PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — State ...

In a unanimous vote, the Florida House voted to rebrand the state's unemployment compensation program as a "reemployment assistance" program. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Doug Holder, R-Sarasota passed ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A group of WPTV viewers is celebrating a victory in their fight for unemployment benefits. They contacted chief investigator Jamie Ostroff, saying they'd been waiting for ...

According to The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity's latest Reemployment Assistance update, it has paid more than two million claimants more than $31.9 billion since the program's inception ...

As it passed nearly 100 miles offshore, Hurricane Helene generated a powerful storm surge that swept boats ashore in Madeira Beach near Tampa Bay. In preparation for the 2025 hurricane season, you ...

Thousands of people in several states are impacted. Florida said it was temporarily waiving a job search requirement for those receiving unemployment. A screenshot of the sign-in screen for the ...