73B-11.0151. Employer Responses to Claims Notices and Requests for Information

(1) Notice to Employers.

(a) Monetary Determinations. The Department will provide notice of any monetary determination to each claimant’s most recent employing unit and each employer in the claimant’s base period of each claim for benefits filed, pursuant to Section 443.151(3)(a), F.S., and Rule 73B-11.016, F.A.C. Unless exempted, employer responses must be submitted using Florida’s Online Reemployment Assistance System at www.FloridaJobs.org, through which employer will be linked to the Unemployment Insurance State Information Data Exchange System (UI SIDES) as well as the Unemployment Insurance State Information Data Exchange System Electronic Response (SIDES E-Response). Depending on the type of claim being submitted, Florida’s Online Reemployment Assistance System will require responses to questions as incorporated by reference in Rule 73B-11.013, F.A.C.

(b) Nonmonetary Determinations. The Department will provide notice of any nonmonetary determination to each employing unit entitled to such notice pursuant to Section 443.151(3), F.S., and Rule 73B-11.017, F.A.C. Unless exempted, employer responses must be submitted using Florida’s Online Reemployment Assistance System at www.FloridaJobs.org, through which employer will be linked to the Unemployment Insurance State Information Data Exchange System (UI SIDES) as well as the Unemployment Insurance State Information Data Exchange System Electronic Response (SIDES E-Response).

(c) Requests for Information. When additional information is necessary from the employer regarding wage history, separation information, or employment history, the Department will notify the employer of this need. Unless exempted, employer responses must be submitted using Florida’s Online Reemployment Assistance System at www.FloridaJobs.org, through which employer will be linked to the Unemployment Insurance State Information Data Exchange System (UI SIDES) as well as the Unemployment Insurance State Information Data Exchange System Electronic Response (SIDES E-Response). If a timely response is not received, a determination may be based on other evidence, including but not limited to information provided by the claimant.

(2) Exemptions.

(a) When an employer needs special assistance or accommodation, a response may be filed by contacting the Department of Economic Opportunity Employer Contact Center toll-free at 1(877)846-8770.

(b) For the purposes of this rule, an employer needs special assistance or accommodation when such employer:

1. Is legally prohibited from using a computer;

2. Has an impairment which makes such employer unable to use a computer; or

3. Is unable to read or write effectively in a language in which the Online Reemployment Assistance System makes available.

(c) An employer without an employer account number issued by the Florida Department of Revenue may respond to notices by mailing a response to Reemployment Assistance Program, P.O. Box 5850, Tallahassee, FL 32314-5850.

(3) When a declared disaster or emergency, or system unavailability, makes the Florida Online Reemployment Assistance System unavailable employer responses may be submitted as follows:

(a) Directly to the Unemployment Insurance State Information Data Exchange System (UI SIDES) at https://uisides.org.

(b) Directly to the Unemployment Insurance State Information Data Exchange Electronic Response (SIDES E-Response) at https://uisides.org.

(c) Through the Florida Online Reemployment Assistance System within 7 days of the system becoming available or by contacting the Department of Economic Opportunity toll-free at 1(800)204-2418.

Rulemaking Authority 443.1317(1)(b), 443.151(3) FS. Law Implemented 443.036, 443.091, 443.101, 443.1113(2)(a), 443.151(2), (3) FS. History–New 10-25-15.