How to Recover Lost Wages after Hurricane Irma

If you were/are unable to work or were/are prevented from working because of Hurricane Irma, you may be able to recover your lost wages.
You may be able to recover wages under the Disaster Unemployment Assistance (“DUA”) – a program that provides “financial assistance to individuals whose employment or self-employment has been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a major disaster declared by the president of the United States and who are not eligible for regular unemployment insurance benefits.”
Since a disaster was declared, you have until October 16, 2017 to file for DUA for the following counties: Alachua, Baker, Bradford Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Levy, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sarasota, Seminole, Sumter, Suwannee, Union and Volusia.
Click here for help in filing a claim.
Click here to file your claim.
If you need additional assistance with filing for DUA please call 1-800-385-3920.
If your claim is accepted, you’re guaranteed at least 50 % of the average benefit in Florida. DUA can last up to six months.

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Leslie A. Goller

Leslie A. Goller

Leslie has dedicated her career to championing consumers – whether they were harmed by big corporations, dangerous products, medical mistakes, accidents, or an unsafe environment – no issue is too big for her to tackle. She successfully prevented an incinerator from being built at University Hospital (now UF-Jacksonville), which would have polluted the air with toxic chemicals and obtained significant restrictions of other Jacksonville hospital incinerators resulting in cleaner air.