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FL Stat § 440.585 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 440 - Workers' Compensation|440.585 - Workers’ Compensation Group Self-Insurance Fund Application Disclosure.

440.585 Workers’ compensation group self-insurance fund application disclosure.—Each application for workers’ compensation coverage under a group self-insurance fund authorized under this chapter must contain in contrasting color and in not less than 10-point type, the following statement: “This is a fully assessable policy. If the fund is unable to pay its obligations, policyholders must contribute on a pro rata earned premium basis the money necessary to meet any unfilled obligations.” If the application is signed by the applicant, it must be conclusively presumed that there was an informed, knowing acceptance of the assessment liability that exists as a result of participation in the fund.History.—s. 4, ch. 92-328.
FL Stat § 440.591 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 440 - Workers' Compensation|440.591 - Administrative Procedure; Rulemaking Authority.

440.591 Administrative procedure; rulemaking authority.—The department, the Financial Services Commission, and the agency may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter conferring duties upon them.History.—s. 46, ch. 90-201; s. 44, ch. 91-1; s. 115, ch. 98-200; s. 55, ch. 2002-194; s. 495, ch. 2003-261; s. 76, ch. 2005-2; s. 8, ch. 2012-135.
FL Stat § 440.593 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 440 - Workers' Compensation|440.593 - Electronic Reporting.

440.593 Electronic reporting.—(1) The department may establish an electronic reporting system requiring or authorizing an employer or carrier to submit required forms, reports, or other information electronically rather than by other means. The department may establish different deadlines for submitting forms, reports, or information to the department, or to its authorized agent, via the electronic reporting system than are otherwise required when reporting information by other means.(2) The department may require any carrier to submit data electronically, either directly or through a third-party vendor, and may require any carrier or vendor submitting data to the department electronically to be certified by the department. The department may specify performance requirements for any carrier or vendor submitting data electronically.(3) The department may revoke the certification of any carrier or vendor determined by the department to be in noncompliance with performance standards prescribed by rule for electronic submissions.(4) The department may assess a civil penalty, not to exceed $500 for each violation, as prescribed by rule.(5) The department may adopt rules to administer this section.History.—s. 50, ch. 93-415; s. 29, ch. 2001-91; s. 56, ch. 2002-194.
FL Stat § 440.60 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 440 - Workers' Compensation|440.60 - Application of Laws.

440.60 Application of laws.—(1) Chapter 79-40, Laws of Florida, shall apply to all claims for injury arising out of accidents occurring on or after August 1, 1979.(2) Sections 6-20, chapter 79-312, Laws of Florida, shall apply to all claims for injury arising out of accidents occurring on or after August 1, 1979.(3) All acts or proceedings performed by or on behalf of the former Division of Workers’ Compensation of the 1Department of Labor and Employment Security or the employer, or in which the division or the employer was a party under s. 440.15(1) and (3) between October 1, 1974, and July 10, 1987, are ratified and validated in all respects if such acts or proceedings would have been valid if chapter 87-330, Laws of Florida, had been in effect at the time such acts or proceedings were performed.History.—s. 127, ch. 79-40; ss. 23, 25, ch. 79-312; s. 10, ch. 87-330; s. 43, ch. 89-289; s. 56, ch. 90-201; s. 52, ch. 91-1; s. 69, ch. 2004-5.1Note.—Section 69, ch. 2002-194, repealed s. 20.171, which created the Department of Labor and Employment Security.
FL Stat § 441.01 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 441 - Employees Trust Benefit Plans|441.01 - Trust for Employees.

441.01 Trust for employees.—A trust created by an employer as part of a stock bonus plan, pension plan, disability or death benefit plan, or profit sharing plan, for the exclusive benefit of some or all of his or her employees, to which contributions are made by such employer or employees, or both for the purpose of distributing to such employees the earnings or the principal, or both earnings and principal, of the fund so held in trust, shall not be deemed to be invalid as violating any existing law against perpetuities or suspension of the power of alienation of title to property; but such a trust may continue for such time as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes for which it may be created.History.—s. 1, ch. 29948, 1955; s. 129, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 441.02 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 441 - Employees Trust Benefit Plans|441.02 - Trust for Self-Employed Individuals and Others.

441.02 Trust for self-employed individuals and others.—No trust created under a retirement plan for which provision has been made under the laws of the United States exempting such trust from federal income tax shall be deemed to be invalid as violating any existing laws against perpetuities or suspension of the power of alienation of title to property or the accumulation of income; but such a trust may continue for such time as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes for which it may be created, may be permitted to accumulate the income until such time as such income shall become distributable to the beneficiary or beneficiaries under the terms of the trust and may according to its terms be made irrevocable and the interests of its beneficiary or beneficiaries therein may be made nontransferable by assignment or otherwise.History.—s. 2, ch. 29948, 1955.
FL Stat § 443.011 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 443 - Reemployment Assistance|443.011 - Short Title.

443.011 Short title.—This chapter may be cited as the “Reemployment Assistance Program Law.”History.—s. 2, ch. 18402, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(488); ss. 1, 8, 9, ch. 80-95; s. 13, ch. 2003-36; s. 1, ch. 2012-30.Note.—Former s. 443.01.
FL Stat § 443.031 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 443 - Reemployment Assistance|443.031 - Rule of Liberal Construction.

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 intention to provide for carrying out the purposes of this chapter in cooperation with the appropriate agencies of other states and of the Federal Government as part of a nationwide employment security program, and particularly to provide for meeting the requirements of Title III, the requirements of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, and the Wagner-Peyser Act of June 6, 1933, entitled “An Act to provide for the establishment of a national employment system and for cooperation with the states in the promotion of such system, and for other purposes,” each as amended, in order to secure for this state and its citizens the grants and privileges available under such acts. All doubts as to the proper construction of any provision of this chapter shall be resolved in favor of conformity with such requirements.History.—s. 231/2, ch. 18402, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(488), 4151(507); s. 2, ch. 20685, 1941; s. 14, ch. 29771, 1955; ss. 1, 8, 9, ch. 80-95; s. 15, ch. 2003-36; s. 2, ch. 2011-235.Note.—Former s. 443.20.
FL Stat § 443.0315 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 443 - Reemployment Assistance|443.0315 - Effect of Finding, Judgment, Conclusion, or Order in Separate or Subsequent Action or Proceeding; Use as Evidence.

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 proceeding under this chapter, between an individual and his or her present or prior employer brought before an arbitrator, court, or judge of this state or the United States, regardless of whether the prior action was between the same or related parties or involved the same facts.History.—s. 8, ch. 96-411; s. 16, ch. 2003-36.
FL Stat § 443.061 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 443 - Reemployment Assistance|443.061 - Vested Rights Not Created.

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.History.—s. 20, ch. 18402, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(508); ss. 1, 8, 9, ch. 80-95; s. 21, ch. 2003-36.Note.—Former s. 443.21.
FL Stat § 443.1118 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 443 - Reemployment Assistance|443.1118 - Employer-Assisted Claims.

443.1118 Employer-assisted claims.—(1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:(a) “Department” means the Department of Economic Opportunity.(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 separation, including a temporary layoff, of full-time employees from their employer if the separation occurs at or around the same time, the employees are separated for the same reason, and the separation is due to circumstances for which the employees are not at fault. At a minimum, a mass separation involves 1,000 or more employees.(2) EMPLOYER-ASSISTED CLAIM PROCESS.—(a) Initiation.—An employer that commences a mass separation may initiate an employer-assisted claim by submitting employee information to the department within 10 days after the date of the mass separation pursuant to rules adopted by the department.(b) Form of submission.—Due to the sensitive nature of employee information, an employer shall submit employee information through secure means approved by department rule.(c) Notice and affidavit.—For each employer-assisted claim, the employer shall give notice and instructions to the employees for which claims are filed and direct the employees to complete further steps as required by the department. The employer shall provide an attestation to the department in a form and format required by the department.(3) EFFECTIVE DATE OF CLAIM.—The effective date of an employer-assisted claim is the Sunday immediately preceding the date on which the employer-assisted claim is received by the department.(4) PAYMENTS.—Weeks of benefits paid to a claimant pursuant to an employer-assisted claim count toward the maximum benefits for which the claimant is eligible.(5) CLAIMANT FILING REQUIREMENTS.—A claimant covered by an employer-assisted claim must file continued biweekly claims pursuant to department rule.(6) CONSTRUCTION.—This section does not limit, alter, or amend a claimant’s rights under this chapter relating to a hearing if a claimant is denied a claim.(7) RULEMAKING.—The department shall adopt rules establishing additional procedures for filing an employer-assisted claim and may adopt additional rules to administer this section.History.—s. 12, ch. 2021-25.
FL Stat § 443.1316 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 443 - Reemployment Assistance|443.1316 - Reemployment Assistance Tax Collection Services; Interagency Agreement.

443.1316 Reemployment assistance tax collection services; interagency agreement.—(1) The Department of Economic Opportunity 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 provider may only implement:(a) The provisions of this chapter conferring duties upon the tax collection service provider.(b) The provisions of law conferring duties upon the department which are specifically delegated to the tax collection service provider in the interagency agreement.(2)(a) The Department of Revenue is considered to be administering a revenue law of this state when the department implements this chapter, or otherwise provides reemployment assistance tax collection services, under contract with the department through the interagency agreement.(b) Sections 213.015(1)-(3), (5)-(7), (9)-(19), and (21); 213.018; 213.025; 213.051; 213.053; 213.0532; 213.0535; 213.055; 213.071; 213.10; 213.21(4); 213.2201; 213.23; 213.24; 213.25; 213.27; 213.28; 213.285; 213.34(1), (3), and (4); 213.37; 213.50; 213.67; 213.69; 213.692; 213.73; 213.733; 213.74; and 213.757 apply to the collection of reemployment assistance contributions and reimbursements by the Department of Revenue unless prohibited by federal law.History.—s. 56, ch. 2002-218; s. 36, ch. 2003-36; s. 27, ch. 2003-254; s. 20, ch. 2006-122; s. 34, ch. 2007-106; s. 19, ch. 2010-138; s. 369, ch. 2011-142; s. 19, ch. 2012-30.
FL Stat § 443.1317 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 443 - Reemployment Assistance|443.1317 - Rulemaking Authority; Enforcement of Rules.

443.1317 Rulemaking authority; enforcement of rules.—(1) DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.—(a) Except as otherwise provided in s. 443.012, the Department of Economic Opportunity has ultimate authority over the administration of the Reemployment Assistance Program.(b) The department may adopt rules under ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer the provisions of this chapter conferring duties upon either the department or its tax collection service provider.(2) TAX COLLECTION SERVICE PROVIDER.—The state agency providing reemployment assistance tax collection services under contract with the Department of Economic Opportunity through an interagency agreement pursuant to s. 443.1316 may adopt rules under ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54, subject to approval by the department, to administer the provisions of law described in s. 443.1316(1)(a) and (b) which are within this chapter. These rules must not conflict with the rules adopted by the department or with the interagency agreement.(3) ENFORCEMENT OF RULES.—The Department of Economic Opportunity may enforce any rule adopted by the state agency providing reemployment assistance tax collection services to administer this chapter. The tax collection service provider may enforce any rule adopted by the department to administer the provisions of law described in s. 443.1316(1)(a) and (b).History.—s. 37, ch. 2003-36; s. 370, ch. 2011-142; s. 20, ch. 2012-30.
FL Stat § 443.181 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 443 - Reemployment Assistance|443.181 - Public Employment Service.

443.181 Public employment service.—(1) The one-stop delivery system established under s. 445.009 is this state’s public employment service as part of the national system of public employment offices established under 29 U.S.C. s. 49. The Department of Economic Opportunity, under policy direction from the state board as defined in s. 445.002, shall cooperate with any official or agency of the United States having power or duties under 29 U.S.C. ss. 49-49l-1 and shall perform those duties necessary to secure to this state the funds provided under federal law for the promotion and maintenance of the state’s public employment service. In accordance with 29 U.S.C. s. 49c, this state accepts 29 U.S.C. ss. 49-49l-1. The department is designated the state agency responsible for cooperating with the United States Secretary of Labor under 29 U.S.C. s. 49c. The department shall appoint sufficient employees to administer this section. The department may cooperate with or enter into agreements with the Railroad Retirement Board for the establishment, maintenance, and use of one-stop career centers.(2) All funds received by this state under 29 U.S.C. ss. 49-49l-1 must be paid into the Employment Security Administration Trust Fund, and these funds are available to the Department of Economic Opportunity for expenditure as provided by this chapter or by federal law. For the purpose of establishing and maintaining one-stop career centers, the department may enter into agreements with the Railroad Retirement Board or any other agency of the United States charged with the administration of a reemployment assistance or unemployment compensation law, with any political subdivision of this state, or with any private, nonprofit organization. As a part of any such agreement, the department may accept moneys, services, or quarters as a contribution to the Employment Security Administration Trust Fund.History.—s. 13, ch. 18402, 1937; s. 8, ch. 19637, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(500); s. 12, ch. 20685, 1941; s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 17, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 73-283; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 26, ch. 79-7; ss. 6, 8, 9, ch. 80-95; s. 15, ch. 83-174; s. 4, ch. 95-345; s. 107, ch. 2000-165; s. 43, ch. 2003-36; s. 376, ch. 2011-142; s. 27, ch. 2012-30; s. 26, ch. 2015-98; s. 38, ch. 2020-30.Note.—Former s. 443.13.
FL Stat § 445.001 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 445 - Workforce Services|445.001 - Short Title.

445.001 Short title.—This chapter may be cited as the “Workforce Innovation Act of 2000.”History.—s. 1, ch. 2000-165.
FL Stat § 445.002 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 445 - Workforce Services|445.002 - Definitions.

445.002 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:(1) “Department” means the Department of Economic Opportunity.(2) “For cause” includes, but is not limited to, engaging in fraud or other criminal acts, incapacity, unfitness, neglect of duty, official incompetence and irresponsibility, misfeasance, malfeasance, nonfeasance, gross mismanagement, waste, or lack of performance.(3) “Services and one-time payments” or “services,” when used in reference to individuals who are not receiving temporary cash assistance, means nonrecurrent, short-term benefits designed to deal with a specific crisis situation or episode of need and other services; work subsidies; supportive services such as child care and transportation; services such as counseling, case management, peer support, and child care information and referral; transitional services, job retention, job advancement, and other employment-related services; nonmedical treatment for substance abuse or mental health problems; teen pregnancy prevention; two-parent family support, including noncustodial parent employment; court-ordered supervised visitation, and responsible fatherhood services; and any other services that are reasonably calculated to further the purposes of the welfare transition program. Such terms do not include assistance as defined in federal regulations at 45 C.F.R. s. 260.31(a).(4) “State board” means the state workforce development board established pursuant to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L. No. 113-128, Title I, s. 101. The state board is the board of directors of CareerSource Florida, Inc., which works at the direction of the state board in consultation with the department as required by this chapter.(5) “Welfare transition services” means those workforce services provided to current or former recipients of temporary cash assistance under chapter 414.History.—s. 2, ch. 2000-165; s. 380, ch. 2011-142; s. 10, ch. 2020-30; s. 4, ch. 2021-164.
FL Stat § 445.008 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 445 - Workforce Services|445.008 - Workforce Training Institute.

445.008 Workforce Training Institute.—(1) The state board, through CareerSource Florida, Inc., may create the Workforce Training Institute, which shall be a comprehensive program of workforce training courses designed to meet the unique needs of, and shall include Internet-based training modules suitable for and made available to, professionals integral to the workforce system, including advisors and counselors in educational institutions.(2) The state board, through CareerSource Florida, Inc., may enter into a contract for the provision of administrative support services for the institute and shall adopt policies for the administration and operation of the institute and establish admission fees in an amount which, in the aggregate, does not exceed the cost of the program. CareerSource Florida, Inc., may accept donations or grants of any type for any function or purpose of the institute. All donations and grants received by CareerSource Florida, Inc., must be reported to the state board and the department.(3) All moneys, fees, donations, or grants collected by CareerSource Florida, Inc., under this section shall be applied to cover all costs incurred in establishing and conducting the workforce training programs authorized under this section, including, but not limited to, salaries for instructors and costs of materials connected to such programs.History.—s. 8, ch. 2000-165; s. 32, ch. 2015-98; s. 16, ch. 2020-30.
FL Stat § 445.010 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 445 - Workforce Services|445.010 - Consumer-First Workforce System Technology; Principles and Information Sharing.

445.010 Consumer-first workforce system technology; principles and information sharing.—(1) The following principles shall guide the development and management of workforce system resources:(a) Workforce system entities should be committed to information sharing.(b) Cooperative planning by workforce system entities is a prerequisite for the effective development of systems to enable the sharing of data.(c) Workforce system entities should maximize public access to data, while complying with legitimate security, privacy, and confidentiality requirements.(d) When the capture of data for the mutual benefit of workforce system entities can be accomplished, the costs for capturing, managing, and disseminating those data should be shared.(e) The redundant capture of data should, insofar as possible, be eliminated.(f) Only data that are auditable, or that otherwise can be determined to be accurate, valid, and reliable, should be maintained in the consumer-first workforce system.(g) The design of the consumer-first workforce system should support technological flexibility for users without compromising system integration or data integrity, be based upon open standards, and use platform-independent technologies to the fullest extent possible.(2) Information that is essential to the integrated delivery of services through the one-stop delivery system must be shared between partner agencies within the consumer-first workforce system to the full extent permitted under state and federal law. In order to enable the full integration of services for a specific workforce system customer, that customer must be offered the opportunity to provide written consent prior to sharing any information concerning that customer between the workforce system partners which is subject to confidentiality under state or federal law.History.—s. 12, ch. 2000-165; s. 41, ch. 2021-164.