What's the next move for unemployed Florida workers?

A West Palm Beach labor attorney says mounting rejcetions of unemployment benfits in Florida is likely going to delay appeals hearings for the unemployed.

UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM..THAT'S WHY WE ARE DEDICATED TOHELP YOU THROUGH OUR NEWINITIATIVE "THE REBOUND SOUTHFLORIDA" WE WANT TO BE ARESOURCE FOR THE HUNDREDS OFTHOUSANDS - OUT OF A JOB - WHOARE STILL WAITING FOR HELPFROM THE STATE.

TONIGHTNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S MATTSCZESNY LOOKS FOR THE NEXTMOVE FOR THOSE DEALING WITREJECTION OF BENEFITS.335“AT THIS POINT I DOUBT IREALLY SEE ANY MONEY; I HAVENO CONFIDENCE IN THEMWHATSOEVER” ROBERT FERRARIEIS PROBABLY LIKE A LOT OFPEOPLE TRYING TO GETUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.REJECTED LAST WEEK ASINELIGIBLEÃHEAPPEALÃ154238“IF YOU DONFILE THE APPEAL, YOUGOING TO BE ABLE TO GET YOURBENEFITS” WEST PALM BEACHLABOR ATTORNEY ARTHURSCHOFIELD SAYS APPEALS ARE THEWAY TO GO BUT THEY AREMOUNTING IN A FLOOD OFREJECTIONS.

154520“IN A GOODDAY WHEN AN APPEAL WAS FILED,WE WOULD GET A DATE FOR ANAPPEAL A TELEPHONE HEARINGWITHIN 2 MAYBE 3 MONTHS, WITHALL THE APPEALS COMING IN NOWAND A SHORTAGE OF STAFF IANTICIPATE THAT COULD BEANYWHERE FROM 4 5 6 MONTHS”SCHOFIELD SAYS REJECTED GIGAND SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSSHOULD RE-APPLY SINCE NEWRULES ARE NOW IN THEIR FAVOR-AS MORE BUSINESSES LOOK TORE-OPENÃTHE UNEMPLOYED FACESTRICT RULES.

154647“THATANOTHER ISSUE CREATING SOMEPROBLEMS BECAUSE IF THEEMPLOYER INVITES THE EMPLOYEEBACK AND THE EMPLOYEE TURNSDOWN THE INCOME FROM THEPAYCHECK, THEYVIABLE EMPLOYMENT ANDUNEMPLOYMENT DOESNTHAT” THAT DOESNBE A DECISION FOR ROBERT INBOCA RATONÃWHOLEFT BEHIND IN THE RE-OPENING.430“IWE TAKE CARE OF HUNDREDS OFPEOPLE FOR LARGE FUNCTIONS ANDCONVENTIONS AND I DONTHAT HAPPENING ANYTIME IN THENEAR FUTURE” HEWATING FOR AN APPEALÃWHICH &IF HE WINSÃHE CAN GETRETROACTIVE BENFITS GOING BACKTO WHEN HE WAS LAID OFFMARCH.

IN WPB, MS, WPTV NC 5X SO TO RECAP..

HERE ARE YOUROPTIONS IF YOU FILED