The unemployment website in New York has been crashing, while unemployment claims in Ohio have already surged 14 times higher than last week.
Salim El-Ayache, a 28-year-old who worked as a server in an upscale Manhattan restaurant, toldhe has repeatedly attempted to apply for unemployment in New York over the last few days, but failed due to system malfunctions.
"I've probably tried to apply about 17 times online and I've called at least a dozen times," El-Ayache explained."The website would crash constantly and the calling process would take 15 minutes to enter all my information, just to be hung up on in the end," he said.social distancing policies in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus. New York City, like many others, has shuttered restaurants, bars, clubs, gyms, cinemas and schools, leaving many workers like El-Ayache without the opportunity to earn a paycheck for the indefinite future.
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed bipartisan coronavirus relief legislation that expanded paid sick leave to workers impacted by coronavirus, while also shoring up unemployment benefits. But many lawmakers and economists said the bill is a good first step, but have insisted on much more significant measures to assist workers and businesses.
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