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-11.015 - Continued Claims for Benefits

(a) After filing an initial, additional, initial interstate, or reopened claim, a claimant will be instructed and required to report their continued claim bi-weekly for the duration of the unemployment by using the Florida Online Reemployment Assistance System at www.FloridaJobs.org. 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) When a declared disaster or emergency, or system unavailability, makes the Florida Online Reemployment Assistance System unavailable, or when a claimant needs special assistance or accommodation, a continued claim may be filed by contacting the Department of Economic Opportunity toll-free at 1(800)204-2418.

(c) For the purposes of this rule, a claimant needs special assistance or accommodation when she or he:

(d) When a declared disaster or emergency makes the Florida Online Reemployment Assistance System unavailable the Department of Economic Opportunity may make the following form available for filing a continued claim: Weekly Claim Certification, Form DEO RAB-60, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05572; effective date: October 25, 2015, which is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference. This form can be obtained at www.FloridaJobs.org.

(e) When the above-noted form is being used, a claimant may submit the completed form as follows:

(a) To complete the work registration, the claimant must:

(b) The Background Wizard and Online Resume application requires the claimant to provide the following types of information:

(c) Valid forms of identification include the claimant's valid social security number and one other approved form of secondary identification including:

(a) Scheduled Reports. Continued claims for benefits must be filed within 7 calendar days following the scheduled report date as shown on the Online Reemployment Assistance System Confirmation Page, or otherwise communicated to the claimant by the Department. The Department will stop providing this notice when the claimant ceases to report, has no additional benefits or weeks to claim, or benefits were denied and no appeal is pending at the end of the appeal period.

(b) Late Reports. If a report is not made within 7 days after the scheduled report date shown on the Online Reemployment Assistance System Confirmation Page, or communicated to the claimant by a Department representative, the claim will be re-opened effective the first day of the week in which a report is filed. Upon request, the claimant will be permitted to file a late report for weeks that were not claimed within the permissible time period and will be granted appeal rights to any resulting determination denying benefits for the weeks in question.

(c) Resubmitted Continued Claim. When a claimant is directed by the Department to resubmit a continued claim for completion or correction, the scheduled report date will be extended to 7 days from the date the Department notifies the claimant that the claim was incomplete or incorrect.

(d) Early Reports. The Department may accept a continued claim certification prior to the scheduled report date provided each claimed week has ended.

(e) Special Reports. At any time during the pendency of any claim for benefits, the Department may make a request in writing or by e-mail for information or documentation from the claimant regarding any question whose resolution is necessary to ascertain the claimant's entitlement to benefits or the amount of any such benefits. The failure of the claimant to respond will result in a determination made from the available evidence.