Crowds of Florida residents forced to gather to get paper unemployment applications after online system failure – By Aaron Colen (The Blaze) / April 8 2020
Impossible to social-distance
Large crowds of Florida residents were forced to violate social distancing practices in order to get paper unemployment applications on Tuesday because the website wasn’t working properly, ABC News reported.
What’s going on? Unemployment claims have hit previously unheard-of numbers over the past few weeks, and labor departments are overwhelmed — as are their websites.
So, when recently unemployed people needed to file their claims immediately to gain access to benefits in a timely manner, they were forced to discard social distancing and stay-at-home recommendations to wait in line for paper applications.
Video shows crowds of people standing close together, some wearing masks and others with uncovered faces — exactly the type of gathering which, in some places, could get you a ticket or arrested.
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