Florida Administrative Code › 73 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › 73B - Division of Workforce Services › Chapter 73B-11 - UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS AND BENEFITS; FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION CLAIMS AND BENEFITS › Section 73B-11.011 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
In addition to the following definitions, the definitions
				  contained in rule  73B-10.022, F.A.C., apply to
				  this rule and are herein incorporated by reference.
(1) Additional claim: A claim filed during an
				existing benefit year after a break in the claims series and intervening
				work.
(2) Claimed week of
				unemployment: A week for which a certification for benefits was filed pursuant
				to section  443.111(1)(b),
				F.S.
(3) Continued claim: A
				certification for a week of unemployment made pursuant to section
				 443.111, F.S., and subsequent to
				the filing of an initial, additional, or reopened claim.
(4) Customary work week: The days during
				which work is usually performed in a particular industry or
				occupation.
(5) Declared Disaster:
				A disaster declared by the President of the United States which designates the
				state or a portion of the state as eligible for Disaster Unemployment
				Assistance.
(6) Filing Date: When
				reports, notices, applications, protests, and other documents are mailed to the
				Department of Economic Opportunity, the postmark date of the United States
				Postal Service will be considered the date of filing. When filing is made by a
				delivery service other than the United States Postal Service, the date of
				receipt by the Department will be considered the date of filing. When faxed or
				transmitted electronically, the date of receipt by the Agency is considered the
				date of filing. When filed by Internet (at
www.floridajobs.org/
unemployment), the date the confirmation number is generated is considered the
				date of filing. The date that the automated application and an interview with a
				Department representative are completed will be the filing date of a claim
				filed telephonically through Interactive Voice Response (IVR).
(7) Flexible Week: A period of seven (7)
				consecutive calendar days designated by an employer pursuant to an approved
				Short Time Compensation Plan as its official work week for purposes of
				determining weekly eligibility for Short Time Compensation benefits pursuant to
				section  443.1116, F.S. A day will be
				counted in only one flexible week.
(8) Gross earnings: "Earned income" as
				defined in section  443.036(16),
				F.S.
(9) Initial claim: A claim
				filed to establish a benefit year.
(10) Mass Separation: The permanent or
				temporary separation on or about the same time of 50 or more workers from a
				single establishment.
(11)
				Notification: The mailing or delivery (in the absence of mailing) of a document
				by the Agency to a party's official address of record shall constitute notice.
				Where a party is represented by counsel or other duly authorized
				representative, notice to the representative will constitute notice to the
				party.
(12) Reemployment Services:
				Job search assistance, job and vocational training referrals, employment
				counseling and testing, labor market information, employability skills
				enhancement, needs assessment, orientation, and other related services provided
				by One-Stop Career Centers operated by local regional workforce
				boards.
(13) Re-opened claim: A
				re-application for benefits filed during an existing benefit year, after a
				break in reporting with no intervening work.
(14) Report date: The date assigned by the
				Department or its designee and communicated to the claimant to file a continued
				claim for benefits, participate in reemployment service activities, or provide
				information necessary to process a claim.
(15) Waiting week: The first week claimed in
				a benefit year for which all claim requirements are met. No benefits are
				payable for the waiting week.
(16)
				Week: Except for flexible weeks claimed under an approved Short Time
				Compensation Plan, the term "week" refers to the seven (7) calendar day period
				from Sunday through Saturday. A week shall be deemed to be "in", "within" or
				"during" that benefit year which includes the greater part of such
				week.
Rulemaking Authority
					 443.1317(1)(b)
					 FS. Law Implemented 443.036,
					 443.091,
					 443.1116,
					 443.151(2), (3)
					 FS.
New 8-25-92, Amended 12-23-98, Formerly 38B-3.011, Amended
					 8-14-08, Formerly 60BB-3.011.