60BB-3.011. Definitions (Transferred)

In addition to the following definitions, the definitions contained in Rule 60BB-2.022, 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 Agency, 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 Agency 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 an Agency 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 Agency 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.

Specific Authority 443.1317(1)(b) FS. Law Implemented 443.036, 443.091, 443.1116, 443.151(2), (3) FS. History–New 8-25-92, Amended 12-23-98, Formerly 38B-3.011, Amended 8-14-08.