Florida Starts Daily Fines for Unemployment Claims Website Vendor

The DEO started fining Deloitte Consulting $15,000 per day.

The state of Florida is starting daily fines against the company that built the state's new unemployment claims website.

The Department of Economic Opportunity on Monday began fining Deloitte Consulting $15,000 a day. State officials say they will keep imposing the fines until the system is fully functioning.

The state switched over to the new $63 million system in October. Since then there have been continued complaints about unemployed Floridians frustrated at their ability to process claims.

State officials said last week they were withholding a $3 million payment to Deloitte.

Deloitte officials contend the vast majority of those seeking unemployment benefits are receiving them. A company spokesman said last week the remaining problems with the system can only be fixed by the state or are "otherwise beyond Deloitte's control."

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