Fla. Stat. § 443.011
Short title
This chapter may be cited as the “Reemployment Assistance Program Law.”
Florida Statutes Chapter 443 — REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
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Fla. Stat. § 443.012
Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission
(1) There is created within the Division of Workforce Services of the Department of Commerce a Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission. The commission is composed of a chair and two other members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Only one appointee may be a representative of employers…
Fla. Stat. § 443.031
Rule of liberal construction
This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purpose to promote employment security by increasing opportunities for reemployment and to provide, through the accumulation of reserves, for the payment of compensation to individuals with respect to their unemployment. The Legislature hereby declares its int…
Fla. Stat. § 443.0315
Effect of finding, judgment, conclusion, or order in separate or subsequent action or proceeding; use as evidence
Any finding of fact or law, judgment, conclusion, or final order made by a hearing officer, the commission, or any person with the authority to make findings of fact or law in any proceeding under this chapter is not conclusive or binding in any separate or subsequent action or proceeding, other than an action or proce…
Fla. Stat. § 443.036
Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term:(1) “Able to work” means physically and mentally capable of performing the duties of the occupation in which work is being sought.(2) “Agricultural labor” means any remunerated service performed:(a) On a farm, in the employ of any person, in connection with cultivating the soil or in c…
Fla. Stat. § 443.041
Waiver of rights; fees; privileged communications
(1) WAIVER OF RIGHTS VOID.—Any agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute her or his rights to benefits or any other rights under this chapter is void. Any agreement by an individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any portion of any employer’s contributions, reimbursements, interest,…
Fla. Stat. § 443.051
Benefits not alienable; exception, child support intercept
(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:(a) “Reemployment assistance” or “unemployment compensation” means any compensation payable under state law, including amounts payable pursuant to an agreement under any federal law providing for compensation, assistance, or allowances for unemployment.(b) “Support obligations”…
Fla. Stat. § 443.061
Vested rights not created
A right granted under this chapter is subject to amendment or repeal and does not create a vested right in any person.
Fla. Stat. § 443.071
Penalties
(1) Any person who makes a false statement or representation, knowing it to be false, or knowingly fails to disclose a material fact to obtain or increase any benefits or other payment under this chapter or under an employment security law of any other state, of the Federal Government, or of a foreign government, eithe…
Fla. Stat. § 443.091
Benefit eligibility conditions
(1) An unemployed individual is eligible to receive benefits for any week only if the Department of Commerce finds that:(a) She or he has made a claim for benefits for that week in accordance with the rules adopted by the department.(b) She or he has completed the department’s online work registration and subsequently…
Fla. Stat. § 443.101
Disqualification for benefits
An individual shall be disqualified for benefits:(1)(a) For the week in which he or she has voluntarily left work without good cause attributable to his or her employing unit or for the week in which he or she has been discharged by the employing unit for misconduct connected with his or her work, based on a finding by…
Fla. Stat. § 443.111
Payment of benefits
(1) MANNER OF PAYMENT.—Benefits are payable from the fund in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of Commerce, subject to the following requirements:(a) Benefits are payable electronically, except that an individual being paid by paper warrant on July 1, 2011, may continue to be paid in that manner until the…
Fla. Stat. § 443.1113
Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits Information System
(1) The Department of Commerce shall implement an integrated, modular system hosted in a cloud computing service, as defined in s. 282.0041, that provides for rapid provisioning of additional data processing when necessary. The system must support the efficient distribution of benefits and the effective operation and m…
Fla. Stat. § 443.1115
Extended benefits
(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Extended benefit period” means a period that:1. Begins with the third week after a week for which there is a state “on” indicator; and2. Ends with either of the following weeks, whichever occurs later:a. The third week after the first week for which there is a sta…
Fla. Stat. § 443.1116
Short-time compensation
(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Affected unit” means a specified plant, department, shift, or other definable unit of two or more employees designated by the employer to participate in a short-time compensation plan.(b) “Employer-sponsored training” means a training component sponsored by an emp…
Fla. Stat. § 443.1118
Employer-assisted claims
(1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:(a) “Department” means the Department of Commerce.(b) “Employer-assisted claim” means an initial claim filed by an employer on behalf of its employees who are a part of a mass separation from the employer.(c) “Mass separation” means a full, partial, permanent, or temporary…
Fla. Stat. § 443.121
Employing units affected
(1) PERIODS OF LIABILITY.—(a) Any employing unit that is or becomes an employer subject to this chapter as described in s. 443.1215(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(c), (1)(d), or (2) within any calendar year is subject to this chapter during the entire calendar year.(b) Any employing unit that is or becomes an employer subject to t…
Fla. Stat. § 443.1215
Employers
(1) Each of the following employing units is an employer subject to this chapter:(a) An employing unit that:1. In a calendar quarter during the current or preceding calendar year paid wages of at least $1,500 for service in employment; or2. For any portion of a day in each of 20 different calendar weeks, regardless of…
Fla. Stat. § 443.1216
Employment
Employment, as defined in s. 443.036, is subject to this chapter under the following conditions:(1)(a) The employment subject to this chapter includes a service performed, including a service performed in interstate commerce, by:1. An officer of a corporation.2. An individual who, under the usual common-law rules appli…
Fla. Stat. § 443.1217
Wages
(1) The wages subject to this chapter include all remuneration for employment, including commissions, bonuses, back pay awards, and the cash value of all remuneration paid in any medium other than cash. The reasonable cash value of remuneration in any medium other than cash must be estimated and determined in accordanc…
Fla. Stat. § 443.131
Contributions
(1) PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—Contributions accrue and are payable by each employer for each calendar quarter he or she is subject to this chapter for wages paid during each calendar quarter for employment. Contributions are due and payable by each employer to the tax collection service provider, in accordance with the…
Fla. Stat. § 443.1312
Reimbursements; nonprofit organizations
Benefits paid to employees of nonprofit organizations shall be financed in accordance with this section.(1) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term “nonprofit organization” means an organization or group of organizations exempt from the federal income tax under s. 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue C…
Fla. Stat. § 443.1313
Public employers; reimbursements; election to pay contributions
Benefits paid to employees of a public employer, as defined in s. 443.036, based on service described in s. 443.1216(2) shall be financed in accordance with this section.(1) PAYMENT OF REIMBURSEMENTS.—(a) Unless an election is made under subsection (2), each public employer shall reimburse the Unemployment Compensation…
Fla. Stat. § 443.1315
Treatment of Indian tribes
(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Employer” means any Indian tribe for which service in employment as defined by this chapter is performed.(b) “Employment” means service performed in the employ of an Indian tribe, as defined by s. 3306(u) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, if this service is excluded from em…
Fla. Stat. § 443.1316
Reemployment assistance tax collection services; interagency agreement
(1) The Department of Commerce shall contract with the Department of Revenue, through an interagency agreement, to perform the duties of the tax collection service provider and provide other reemployment assistance tax collection services under this chapter. Under the interagency agreement, the tax collection service p…
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