Governor Rick Scott's is set to sign Bill HB 7005, passed along party lines in both the Senate and the House, which cuts unemployment benefits to out of work Floridians.Out-of-work Floridians would receive fewer state benefits while businesses pay less tax under a controversial proposal approved Friday by a divided Legislature.
The deal, which Gov. Rick Scott is expected to sign into law, immediately cuts unemployment benefits by 11.5 percent.
Jobless Floridians would continue to receive a maximum payment of $275 per week, among the lowest of any state in the country. But they would be paid for no more than 23 weeks, instead of 26.
The bill also makes it easier for a business to show employees were fired for cause, preventing them from receiving benefits.
"It's a disaster," said AFL-CIO spokesman Rich Templin.
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