Cape Coral hairdresser says she's still waiting on April retro pay

As Teresa Letcher continues working to rebound from the COVID-19 crisis, Fox 4's Jessica Alpern has been following up with the DEO on her claim since June.

She pressed the department for answers again Thursday, and shares its latest response.

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THAT INFORMATION’SAVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT FOX4 NOW DOT COTHIS MORNING, WE WANT TO TELLYOU ABOUT A NEW ISSUE IN THEUNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS.MORE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE OPENRIGHT NOW, BUT MANY OF THEM HAFEWER CUSTOMERS.SO THEY’RE STRUGGLING, AND THEYSAY, NOW WOULD BE A GREAT TIMETO GET THAT UMEMPLOYMENT MONTHEY WERE PROMISED MONTHS AGO.JESSICA ALPERN IS WORKING TO GETTHEM RESULTS.GOVERNOR DESANTIS HAS SAIDDESPITE CASES, FLORIDA WON’T BEGOING BACK WHEN IT COMES TORE-OPENING.BUT THIS WOMAN YOU’RE ABOUT TOHEAR FROM TELLS ME, EVEN THOUGSHE’S BEEN ABLE TO OPEN UPSHOP... BUSINESS HAS BEEN SOSLOWAND SHE SAYS SHE’S STILL WAITINGON UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS THATCOULD HELP HER IN THE MEANTIME.MINI:SOT9:People are really suffering outhere, good people, people whodon’t deserve this.TERESA LETCHER IS ONE OF MANYWHO’S REACHED OUT TO ME FOHELP, WHEN IT COMES TO FLORIDA’SUNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM.SHE SAYS SHE’S ONLY RECEIVED ONEWEEK’S WORTH OF PAYMENTS.AND IS STILL WAITING ON RETROPAY FROM AS EARLY AS APRIL.EVEN SINCE RETURNING BACK TOWORK... SHE SAYS SHE NEEDS THOSEFUNDS TO MAKE ENDS MEET.6:13Our phone’s are not ringing,honestly we never should havebeen taken off the unemploymentsystem until things stabilized.IN FOLLOWING UP ON HERINDIVIDUAL CLAIM SINCE JUNE...THE D-E-O HAS CONFIRMED IT’SLOOKING INTO IT.BUT BECAUSE LETCHER SAYS SHE’SBEEN WAITING ROUGHLY THREEMONTHS FOR HER MONEY... SHE’WORRIED ABOUT HOW MUCH SHE MIGHTLOSE IN THE MEANTIME.12:35It’s getting to the point whereI’m not going to be able to paymy bills, I’m not going to beable to pay for my healthinsuranceBUTT12:53As time goes on, it’s just gonnaget worse and worse and worsefor people.TAG:LETCHER’S CLAIM IS ONE OFHUNDREDS I CONTINUE TO FOLLOWON.THE D-E-O HAS ASSURED ME IT HAA TEAM LOOKING INTO EACHCLAIMANT ON MY EXTENSISPREADSHEET.IF YOU STILL NEED HELP, HE