The Kansas Department of Labor announced Thursday that it has fixed the processing issue that was stopping people from getting their $600 weekly payments under the CARES Act.
Secretary Delía García said those who are eligible should start seeing the money in their accounts Thursday.
ROAD TO RECOVERY.TONIGHT -- 41 ACTIONNEWS REPORTER EMMAJAMES IS GETTINGANSWERS ON WHENKANSANS SHOULD SEEADDITIONALUNEMPLOMENT BENEFITS.EMMA JAMES, REPORTING"Several unemployed workersin Kansas tell me even thoughthe processing issue is finallyresolved, they're stillfrustratedit took so long."JOANNA WAUGHTAL, LIVES INWICHITA, SELF-EMPLOYED"We're struggling."JOANNAWAUGHTAL HAS SPENTYEARS BUILDING HERBUSINESSSHE OWNS A SALON INWICHITA - AND SAYSBECAUSE SHE'S SELFEMPLOYED, SHE DOESN'TQUALIFY FORUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSIN KANSAS.JOANNA WAUGHTAL, LIVES INWICHITA, SELF-EMPLOYED"Financially it's reallystruggle, like I said just toputfood on the table."SHE IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE600-DOLLAR WEEKLYPAYMENTS FROM THECARES ACT.BUT BECAUSE OFPROBLEMS WITH THESTATE'S SYSTEM - SHEHASN'T GOTTEN IT YET.JOANNA WAUGHTAL, LIVES INWICHITA, SELF-EMPLOYED"I was patient, but at thispoint it's getting to be thesame thing over and over, thegovernor everyday is sayingmaybe tomorrow maybetomorrow.BUT NOW - THE D-O-L SAYSTHE MONEY IS ON ITS WAY- FOR REAL.DELIA GARCIA, SECRETARY,KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"So if you're eligible you areautomatically going to receivethe FPUC payment so younot need to add an additionalapplication."SECRETARY DELIA GARCSAYS THE DOL IS SENDING3.4 MILLION DOLLARS INBENEFITS THURSDAY.SHE SAYS RETROACTIVEPAYMENTS ARE COMINGSOON TOO.STILL - SOME KANSANSSAY THEY'RE TIRED OFWAITING.NANCY PUBLOW, LIVES INOVERLAND PARK"When you owe moneythings people don't care thatwe have an old unemploymentsystem, that's not theirproblem."OVERLAND PARKRESIDENT NANCY PUBLOWSAYS SHE SHOULD HAVERECEIVED THREEUNEMPLOYMENTPAYMENTS BY NOW - BUTHAS ONLY GOTTEN ONSHE'S MAKING DUE WITH ITAND HER STIMULUS CHECK- BUT SHE'S RUNNING OUTOF TIME.NANCY PUBLOW, LIVES INOVERLAND PARK"If more money doesn't startcoming in by May 1st that I'mgoing to be back in the sameboat.EMMA JAMES, 41 A