Category: bonus checks

Bonus Checks Bounce for 50 Florida Teachers Due to Error

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—A banking error has caused dozens of Florida teachers to see their state-issued $1,000 bonus checks bounce, officials said Friday. Disaster relief payments issued to about 50 of the 176,000 educators who received checks were affected by the JPMorgan Chase error, according to a statement from the Florida Department of Education. Officials said they’re…


DeSantis Announces $1,000 Bonus Checks to Florida First Responders: ‘We’re Funding the Police’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced a round of one-time $1,000 bonuses for first responders—including firefighters and law enforcement officers—saying at a press conference in Satellite Beach on Wednesday that, “we’re funding the police and then some.” DeSantis traveled to Satellite Beach, Temple Terrace, and Fort Myers to announce the bonuses for around 174,000 first responders…