Channel 11 Posts Important Story about filing for Unemployment Innsurance

Channel 11 (CBS) is on the ball again. They did an excellent job in covering yet another scam that takes advantage of Texans in crisis. We've got a portion of the story they delivered yesterday along with the link that will let you watch the video for yourself. Thanks to Jay Gormley and all of the folks at Channel 11 for helping us "Survive in 09". From CBS 11/TXA 21: Written by Jay Gormley Most parents with three children need every penny they can get. So, when Alfredo Mayoral of west Fort Worth was laid off, he immediately filed online for unemployment. "So, I'm waiting and waiting," he said. "I waited a whole month." Mayoral and his wife, Jacque, went to Google, searched for the Texas Workforce Commission, and clicked on TXWORKFORCE.ORG. After waiting a month, they went to the Texas Workforce Commission office, and were greeted with bad news. "They had no record that I applied for benefits whatsoever," said Alfredo. "I said, 'How can that be? We applied on the website.'" "I asked the lady, 'What is the correct website?' When she brought it up, the web page, I said, 'That's not the one,'" explained Jacque. As it turns out, the couple applied for unemployment on one of several websites that appear to be the agency's official website.The five websites listed provide employment-related links, but are not the official site for the Texas Workforce Commission. These generic sites contains links to file for Texas unemployment benefits. The sites even issue identification numbers. However, filing on the sites can delay and even deny benefits The correct site for filing unemployment claims is TEXASWORKFORCE.ORG. "I was crying," said Jacque, "because you try your hardest to do what's right for your family."The Texas Workforce Commission is aware of the confusion and said they are doing their best to make the public understand that not all websites are created equal.The Mayorals were finally directed to the correct website and began receiving unemployment benefits over the weekend. To see this full report, click here: http://cbs11tv.com/survivein09/Texas.Workforce.Commission.2.1084260.html