Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 73B-11.011 - Definitions
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.
Notes
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.
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