a policy enunciated by President Monroe (Message, Dec. 2, 1823), the essential feature of which is that the United States will regard as an unfriendly act any attempt on the part of European powers to extend their systems on this continent, or any interference to oppress, or in any manner control the destiny of, governments whose independence had ...
( A handful of states reduced the duration of benefits in 2011 to 20 or 25 weeks , in response to state budget shortfalls ; Florida reduced its benefit maximum to 12 to 23 weeks , depending on the state 's unemployment rate . ) During our current recession , however , the federal government has stepped in to supplement state programs and provide ...
Minimum wage workers in Florida will have to wait until at least 2017 for a raise. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (FDEO) announced that the 2016 Florida minimum wage rate will remain $8.05 per hour as Floridaâs rate of inflation did not trigger an automatic increase.