Florida Statute 443.031 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXI
LABOR

Chapter 443
REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE

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F.S. 443.031

443.031 Rule of liberal construction.—This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purpose to promote employment security by increasing opportunities for reemployment and to provide, through the accumulation of reserves, for the payment of compensation to individuals with respect to their unemployment. The Legislature hereby declares its intention to provide for carrying out the purposes of this chapter in cooperation with the appropriate agencies of other states and of the Federal Government as part of a nationwide employment security program, and particularly to provide for meeting the requirements of Title III, the requirements of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, and the Wagner-Peyser Act of June 6, 1933, entitled “An Act to provide for the establishment of a national employment system and for cooperation with the states in the promotion of such system, and for other purposes,” each as amended, in order to secure for this state and its citizens the grants and privileges available under such acts. All doubts as to the proper construction of any provision of this chapter shall be resolved in favor of conformity with such requirements.

History.—s. 231/2, ch. 18402, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(488), 4151(507); s. 2, ch. 20685, 1941; s. 14, ch. 29771, 1955; ss. 1, 8, 9, ch. 80-95; s. 15, ch. 2003-36; s. 2, ch. 2011-235.

Note.—Former s. 443.20.

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Amendments to 443.031

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 443.031

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 443.031.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 443.031

Total Results: 20

Laneri v. Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-12-07T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 101 So. 3d 1277, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 21093, 2012 WL 6061119

Snippet: Laneri’s hearing, the Legislature amended section 443.031, Florida Statutes. See Ch.2011-235, § 2, at 3484…individuals with respect to their unemployment.” § 443.031, Fla. Stat. (2011). Workers discharged for misconduct

Reese v. Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-10-03T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 103 So. 3d 195, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 16559, 2012 WL 4511642

Snippet: enactment of the Rule of Liberal Construction, section 443.031, Florida Statutes (2011),3 sup*198ports an expansive…performed by an “intern”). Furthermore, section 443.031, Florida Statutes (2011), declares the legislature…privileges available under such acts.” section 443.031, Fla. Stat. (2011). Thus, one of the purposes of…to “promote employment security.” Also, section 443.031, Florida Statutes (2011), expressly directs the… See § 443.012, Fla. Stat. (2011). . Section 443.031, Florida Statutes (2011), states: This chapter

Vidal v. Florida Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-07-11T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 96 So. 3d 436, 2012 WL 2814006, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 11108

Snippet: construction in favor of the claimant (section 443.031, Florida Statutes (2010), applicable to the entire

Sullivan v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-05-15T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 93 So. 3d 1047, 2012 WL 1673258, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 7543

Snippet: 248-49. Rather, the court emphasized “[s]ection 443.031 mandates that, ‘This chapter shall be construed…appropriate to emphasize the provisions of section 443.031, Florida Statutes, stating that chapter 443 “shall

Gonzalez v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-06-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 80 So. 3d 335, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 10174, 2010 WL 4103359

Snippet: unemployed through no fault of his or her own.” Section 443.031, Fla. Stat. (2009). The Agency for Workforce Innovation

Ponce v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-11-10T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 47 So. 3d 929, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 17173, 2010 WL 4483420

Snippet: are unemployed through no fault of their own. § 443.031, Fla. Stat. (2009). This Court treats a party&#

Cochran v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-11-10T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 46 So. 3d 1195, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 17138

Snippet: persons unemployed through no fault of their own. § 443.031, Fla. Stat. (2009). Thus, the statute disqualifies

Seneca v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-06-21T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 39 So. 3d 385, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 8923, 2010 WL 2472274

Snippet: unemployed through no fault of his or her own." § 443.031, Fla. Stat. (2008). Section 443.101(1)(a), Florida

Gonzalez v. FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-02-10T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 28 So. 3d 934, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 1363, 2010 WL 445734

Snippet: misconduct liberally in favor of Ms. Gonzalez. § 443.031, Fla. Stat. (2008); Davidson v. AAA Cooper Transp

Borakove v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-07-08T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 14 So. 3d 249, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 9129

Snippet: 443.101(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2008). See § 443.031, Fla. Stat. (2008) (providing for liberal construction

Carson v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-01-14T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 1 So. 3d 289, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 187, 2009 WL 78042

Snippet: statute liberally in favor of the claimant. § 443.031, Fla. Stat. (2007); Davidson, 852 So.2d at 400.

Careerxchange, Inc. v. Unemployment Appeals Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-12-14T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 916 So. 2d 68, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 21138, 2005 WL 3416159

Snippet: King Mfg. Co., 758 So.2d 649, 655 (Fla.2000); § 443.031, Fla. Stat. (2004) (this chapter shall be liberally

Borland v. Unemployment Appeals Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-09-09T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 910 So. 2d 320

Snippet: favor of a claimant of unemployment benefits. § 443.031, Fla. Stat. (2003). As this court has previously

Abascal v. SOUTH DADE REHAB ASSOCIATES LP

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-04-27T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 900 So. 2d 721

Snippet: those unemployed through no fault of their own. § 443.031, Fla. Stat. (2003). The statute therefore generally

Rodriguez v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-01-21T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 864 So. 2d 1210, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 449, 2004 WL 87046

Snippet: .2d 649, 654 (Fla.2000) (citations omitted); § 443.031, Fla. Stat. (2000). Subsection 443.036(29), Florida

Leichering v. Unemployment Appeals Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-09-26T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 854 So. 2d 850, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 14542, 2003 WL 22213368

Snippet: was received. Id. This court noted that section 443.031 specifies that Chapter 443 is to be liberally construed

Rodriguez v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-07-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 851 So. 2d 247, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 11420, 2003 WL 21749529

Snippet: However, the stat*249ute is not so limited. Section 443.031 mandates that, “This chapter shall be construed

Tabares v. Florida Unemployment Appeals

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-03-04T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 838 So. 2d 1214

Snippet: 705 So.2d 1031, 1032 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998); see § 443.031, Fla. Stat. (2001); Jorge v. Florida Unemployment

Anderson v. Unemployment Appeals Com'n

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-08-02T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 822 So. 2d 563

Snippet: ORFINGER, R.B., JJ., concur. NOTES [1] See also § 443.031, Fla. Stat. (2001); Roberts v. Diehl, 707 So.2d

Anderson v. Unemployment Appeals Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-08-02T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 822 So. 2d 563, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 10901

Snippet: and ORFINGER, R.B., JJ., concur. . See also § 443.031, Fla. Stat. (2001); Roberts v. Diehl, 707 So.2d