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Florida’s Unemployed Could Be Forced to Upgrade Skills to Receive Benefits

December 8, 2011 09:35 by vstgerard

(From the Sun Sentinal) -- Unemployed Floridians who don't take free training to upgrade their skills could lose their benefits for any week they don't comply, in proposed legislation by Rep.  Doug Holder, R-Sarasota.

The bill passed the Florida House's Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee this week and moves on to the Economic Affairs Committee. Holder was the sponsor of the state's unemployment compensation overhaul in the last legislative session.

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