Florida's new requirement that unemployment claimants file online and take math and reading tests before they can receive benefits ruled illegal

I guess the purpose is to create profits for private prisons for people who steal to keep from starving to death when they can't find a job.

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04/25/2013
Arthur Delaney

Florida violated federal civil rights law with its new and unusual requirement that unemployment claimants file online and take math and reading tests before they can receive benefits, the U.S. Labor Department determined this month.

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"A broken phone system coupled with no meaningful alternative to the online processes left many unemployed Floridians effectively shut out from much needed unemployment insurance," Valory Greenfield, an attorney with Florida Legal Services, said Thursday.

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The new law also slashed the duration of state benefits from 26 weeks to as few as 12 weeks, depending on the state's unemployment rate, and it has served as a model for other states.

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