TALLAHASSEE – Agency for Workforce Innovation Director Cynthia R. Lorenzo has issued an advisory warning Floridians to be wary of companies offering beach cleanup jobs for a fee.
Recent reports indicate some Floridians have paid fees to submit applications or undergo training for oil spill-related jobs, only to later discover the advertised jobs were not available or the training not as described.
“In collaboration with Workforce Florida Inc. and Florida’s Regional Workforce Boards, we are working diligently to advance Governor Crist’s priority of connecting local job seekers with BP-certified contractors in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill,” said Director Lorenzo. “We encourage Floridians to visit www.FloridaGulfRecoveryJobs.com, a dedicated portal of the state’s official online job bank that offers free, convenient and secure online applications for confirmed response and recovery jobs.”
More than 10,850 recovery and response-related positions are currently advertised and nearly 31,000 people have been referred to positions through www.FloridaGulfRecoveryJobs.com, which was launched by Governor Crist last month.
Be wary of providing personal information such as social security numbers to unknown entities.
The Attorney General’s Fraud Hotline at 1-866-966-7226, or
The Florida Department of Agriculture’s Consumer Hotline at 1-800-435-7352, or
The Chief Financial Officer’s Consumer Helpline at 1-877-693-5236