{"id":550066,"date":"2021-06-02T17:50:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T21:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=550066"},"modified":"2021-06-02T17:50:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T21:50:59","slug":"floridians-collecting-unemployment-must-prove-they-are-applying-for-jobs-5-times-per-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/floridians-collecting-unemployment-must-prove-they-are-applying-for-jobs-5-times-per-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Floridians Collecting Unemployment Must Prove They Are Applying For Jobs 5 Times Per Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffloridians-collecting-unemployment-must-prove-they-are-applying-for-jobs-5-times-per-week%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=550066&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-972.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Floridians collecting state unemployment benefits must now prove they are actively looking for work if they want to stay on the dole.<\/p>\n<p>The policy, which began Tuesday, requires anyone receiving unemployment to submit at least five applications per week and register with local career centers, according to local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/floridians-now-required-to-submit-at-least-five-job-applications-per-week-to-receive-unemployment-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox 13<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The change comes as the state\u2019s\u00a0hospitality industry is facing a shortage of workers, which has led many restaurants to reduce hours.<\/p>\n<p>Frank Sierra, the general manager of a Florida restaurant, approved of the new rules, telling Fox 13: \u201cI think it\u2019s going to put a lot more people to work. It\u2019ll obviously fill some of those positions that are in demand. Business six months ago wasn\u2019t really demanding, so if you had somewhat of a shorter staff, you were able to get by, and everything was fine, but I think this might boost people as business picks up. I think it\u2019ll help people out with more applicants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely been more challenging than normal, you know, in a typical, normal setting for hiring whenever you put a job posting out you almost always have an overwhelming amount of applicants. Lately, we\u2019ve been putting some ads out getting a hit here or there,\u201d Sierra said.<\/p>\n<p>Floridians can presently rake in $275 from the state and $300 from the federal government in unemployment every week, which is more than $14 an hour in a 40-hour work week. The extra federal benefits expire in September, but states such as Florida are shutting it down earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gov-desantis-tells-unemployed-floridians-collecting-benefits-to-start-looking-for-a-job\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> last month that the state\u2019s suspension of conditions on receiving unemployment because of the pandemic would be coming to an end in June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNormally when you\u2019re getting unemployment, the whole idea is that it\u2019s temporary, and you need to be looking for work to be able to get off unemployment,\u201d DeSantis said during a press conference at the time. \u201cIt was a disaster, so we suspended those job search requirements. I think it\u2019s pretty clear now \u2014 we have an abundance of job openings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe absolutely can put more people to work,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe demand is there. Businesses want to hire more people, and I think we can go in that direction very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think now we\u2019re in just a different situation, you have a surplus of jobs, particularly in restaurant, lodging, hospitality, that people want to hire,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cI mean, you see the signs all over the place. Look, that\u2019s a good problem to have. But we also just want to make sure, like, look, if you\u2019re really unemployed, can\u2019t get a job, that\u2019s one thing. But making sure that you\u2019re doing your due diligence to look for work, and making sure those incentives align, better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gov-desantis-tells-unemployed-floridians-collecting-benefits-to-start-looking-for-a-job\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gov. DeSantis Tells Unemployed Floridians Collecting Benefits To Start Looking For A Job<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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