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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXI
LABOR
Chapter 443
REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
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F.S. 443.111
443.111 Payment of benefits.
(1) MANNER OF PAYMENT.Benefits are payable from the fund in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of Commerce, subject to the following requirements:
(a) Benefits are payable electronically, except that an individual being paid by paper warrant on July 1, 2011, may continue to be paid in that manner until the expiration of the claim. The department may develop a system for the payment of benefits by electronic funds transfer, including, but not limited to, debit cards, electronic payment cards, or any other means of electronic payment that the department deems to be commercially viable or cost-effective. Commodities or services related to the development of such a system shall be procured by competitive solicitation, unless they are purchased from a state term contract pursuant to s. 287.056. The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer this paragraph.
(b) As required under s. 443.091(1), each claimant must report at least biweekly to receive reemployment assistance benefits and to attest to the fact that she or he is able and available for work, has not refused suitable work, is seeking work and has met the requirements of s. 443.091(1)(d), and, if she or he has worked, to report earnings from that work. Each claimant must continue to report regardless of any appeal or pending appeal relating to her or his eligibility or disqualification for benefits.
(2) QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS.To establish a benefit year for reemployment assistance benefits, an individual must have:
(a) Wage credits in two or more calendar quarters of the individual’s base period.
(b) Minimum total base period wage credits equal to the high quarter wages multiplied by 1.5, but at least $3,400 in the base period.
(3) WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT.An individual’s “weekly benefit amount” is an amount equal to one twenty-sixth of the total wages for insured work paid during that quarter of the base period in which the total wages paid were the highest, but not less than $32 or more than $275. The weekly benefit amount, if not a multiple of $1, is rounded downward to the nearest full dollar amount. The maximum weekly benefit amount in effect at the time the claimant establishes an individual weekly benefit amount is the maximum benefit amount applicable throughout the claimant’s benefit year.
(4) WEEKLY BENEFIT FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
(a) Total.Each eligible individual who is totally unemployed in any week is paid for the week a benefit equal to her or his weekly benefit amount.
(b) Partial.Each eligible individual who is partially unemployed in any week is paid for the week a benefit equal to her or his weekly benefit less that part of the earned income, if any, payable to her or him for the week which is in excess of 8 times the federal hourly minimum wage. These benefits, if not a multiple of $1, are rounded downward to the nearest full dollar amount.
(5) DURATION OF BENEFITS.
(a) As used in this section, the term “Florida average unemployment rate” means the average of the 3 months for the most recent third calendar year quarter of the seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rates as published by the Department of Commerce.
(b) Each otherwise eligible individual is entitled during any benefit year to a total amount of benefits equal to 25 percent of the total wages in his or her base period, not to exceed $6,325 or the product arrived at by multiplying the weekly benefit amount with the number of weeks determined in paragraph (c), whichever is less. However, the total amount of benefits, if not a multiple of $1, is rounded downward to the nearest full dollar amount. These benefits are payable at a weekly rate no greater than the weekly benefit amount.
(c) For claims submitted during a calendar year, the duration of benefits is limited to:
1. Twelve weeks if this state’s average unemployment rate is at or below 5 percent.
2. An additional week in addition to the 12 weeks for each 0.5 percent increment in this state’s average unemployment rate above 5 percent.
3. Up to a maximum of 23 weeks if this state’s average unemployment rate equals or exceeds 10.5 percent.
(d) For the purposes of this subsection, wages are counted as “wages for insured work” for benefit purposes with respect to any benefit year only if the benefit year begins after the date the employing unit by whom the wages were paid has satisfied the conditions of this chapter for becoming an employer.
(e) If the remuneration of an individual is not based upon a fixed period or duration of time or if the individual’s wages are paid at irregular intervals or in a manner that does not extend regularly over the period of employment, the wages for any week or for any calendar quarter for the purpose of computing an individual’s right to employment benefits only are determined in the manner prescribed by rule. These rules, to the extent practicable, must secure results reasonably similar to those that would prevail if the individual were paid her or his wages at regular intervals.
History.s. 4, ch. 18402, 1937; s. 2, ch. 19637, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(491); s. 4, ch. 20685, 1941; s. 2, ch. 21983, 1943; s. 1, ch. 23919, 1947; ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 26801, 1951; s. 1, ch. 29695, 1955; s. 1, ch. 57-247; s. 1, ch. 57-795; ss. 1, 2, ch. 59-55; s. 1, ch. 61-173; s. 1, ch. 67-250; ss. 17, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 70-166; s. 4, ch. 71-225; s. 1, ch. 71-247; s. 1, ch. 72-155; s. 2, ch. 74-198; s. 1, ch. 75-121; s. 2, ch. 77-262; s. 2, ch. 77-399; s. 1, ch. 79-293; s. 182, ch. 79-400; ss. 3, 8, 9, ch. 80-95; s. 1, ch. 80-233; s. 2, ch. 81-137; ss. 1, 2, ch. 82-23; s. 3, ch. 82-91; s. 3, ch. 83-10; s. 1, ch. 83-285; s. 1, ch. 83-313; s. 1, ch. 84-21; s. 2, ch. 84-279; s. 2, ch. 85-114; s. 1, ch. 85-126; ss. 1, 2, ch. 86-10; s. 2, ch. 87-383; ss. 1, 5, ch. 88-289; s. 1, ch. 89-346; s. 2, ch. 90-89; s. 1, ch. 90-191; ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 91-9; s. 2, ch. 92-38; s. 1, ch. 92-313; ss. 5, 6, 8, ch. 94-347; s. 5, ch. 96-378; s. 21, ch. 96-423; s. 3, ch. 97-29; ss. 1061, 1062, ch. 97-103; s. 3, ch. 99-131; s. 102, ch. 2000-153; ss. 25, 50, ch. 2003-36; s. 1, ch. 2008-167; s. 26, ch. 2011-135; s. 358, ch. 2011-142; ss. 6, 7, ch. 2011-235; s. 8, ch. 2012-30; s. 70, ch. 2012-96; s. 83, ch. 2013-15; s. 178, ch. 2024-6.
Note.Former s. 443.04.

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Total Results: 16

Costarell v. FLORIDA UNEMP. APPEALS COM'N

916 So. 2d 778, 2005 WL 3115938

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 23, 2005 | Docket: 1187243

Cited 5 times | Published

of Fla.; see also id. § 25, at 292 (amending § 443.111(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (2002)). However, those amendments

Stewart v. Dollar Tree

635 So. 2d 73, 1994 WL 9546

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 18, 1994 | Docket: 1353083

Cited 5 times | Published

which appellant would otherwise be entitled. § 443.111(3), Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1992). In an effort to improve

Tierney v. FLA. UNEMPLOYMENT APP. COM'N.

640 So. 2d 154, 1994 WL 390766

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 29, 1994 | Docket: 1371167

Cited 4 times | Published

to which the appellant was otherwise entitled. § 443.111(3), Fla. Stat. (1993). On the appellant's fourth

Doig v. FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COM'N

862 So. 2d 76, 2003 WL 22668846

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 13, 2003 | Docket: 1762671

Cited 2 times | Published

employment, Mr. Doig collected a reduced benefit. See § 443.111(4)(b), Fla. Stat. (2000). After a telephone hearing

Diez v. Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission

152 So. 3d 1269, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 20807, 2014 WL 7273573

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 23, 2014 | Docket: 60244725

Cited 1 times | Published

lacks sufficient base period wage credits. See § 443.111(2)(b), Fla. Stat. We affirm. Diez worked for BellSouth

Rochussen v. UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COM'N

795 So. 2d 1075, 2001 WL 1104551

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 21, 2001 | Docket: 1673243

Cited 1 times | Published

employment that the individual voluntarily quit. See § 443.111(3)(b), Fla. Stat. (1981). Although it would seem

Palm Beach Cty. Sch. Bd. v. State, Unemp. App. Com'n

576 So. 2d 362, 1991 WL 27945

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 6, 1991 | Docket: 1242492

Cited 1 times | Published

part-time income. § 443.04, Fla. Stat. (1979). [See § 443.111(3)(b) (1989)]. Therefore, a claimant who is receiving

Andrew A Romero v. Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission

230 So. 3d 1282

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 13, 2017 | Docket: 6244031

Published

less than his or-her weekly benefit amount); § 443.111(4)(b), Fla. Stat. (2017) (describing calculation

Martinez v. Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission

118 So. 3d 878, 2013 WL 3723421, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 11235

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 17, 2013 | Docket: 60233465

Published

settlement agreement in the federal lawsuit. Under section 443.111, Florida Statutes (2009), a claimant’s weekly

Tourelle v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Commission

80 So. 3d 445, 2012 WL 573534, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 2705

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 23, 2012 | Docket: 2413988

Published

of 8 times the federal hourly minimum wage." § 443.111(4)(b), Fla. Stat. (2009). "Week" means "a period

Grover v. Brumell Investigations, Inc.

915 So. 2d 750, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 19294, 2005 WL 3334576

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 9, 2005 | Docket: 64841079

Published

benefits for the benefit year was $7150 under section 443.111(5)(a)(l); thus, the appropriate fee cannot

Tetzlaff v. Unemployment Appeals Commission

866 So. 2d 730, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 512

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 23, 2004 | Docket: 64828350

Published

worked, to report earnings from that work. See § 443.111 Fla. Stat. (2001). Since the facts in Dines are

Smith v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co.

852 So. 2d 297, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 10873, 2003 WL 21673034

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 18, 2003 | Docket: 64824360

Published

Comm’n, 646 So.2d 798 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994); see also § 443.111(4)(b), Fla. Stat. (2001) (providing *299for partial

Dunn v. Unemployment Appeals Commission

832 So. 2d 168, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 18266, 2002 WL 31777907

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 8, 2002 | Docket: 64819437

Published

conclusion of the part-time job. An amendment to section 443.111, Florida Statutes (2001), previously suggested

May v. Unemployment Appeals Commission

698 So. 2d 352, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 9469, 1997 WL 472074

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 20, 1997 | Docket: 64775459

Published

amendments became effective on July 1, 1996. See § 443.111, Fla. Stat. (Supp.1996). . The "base period”

International Ass'n of Machinists v. Tucker

652 So. 2d 842, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 1851, 1995 WL 73566

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 24, 1995 | Docket: 64755209

Published

not less than ten dollars nor more than $225. § 443.111(2), Fla. Stat. (Supp.1990). The average weekly