Florida Administrative Code

(1) Application Period. Applications for certification will open on November 1, 2025, and will remain open until the maximum amount of investment authority permitted by section 288.062, F.S., is reached. (2) Application. Applicants must complete and submit Form COM-73-001, Applic…

(1) The Department will certify rural funds in the order completed applications were received or deemed received by the Department. Applications accepted by the Department on the same day will be considered as submitted simultaneously. The Department will certify applications sub…

(1) Within 90 calendar days of the applicant receiving the Department's notification of certification, the rural fund shall collect all investor contributions. The investor contributions collected must equal the investment authority specified in the Department's notification of c…

(1) The Department will recapture, from a taxpayer, the credit allowed under section 288.062, F.S., if: (a) The rural fund does not invest 60 percent of its investment authority in eligible businesses in the state of Florida before the rural fund's second credit certification dat…

(1) The Department will consider a waiver request under section 288.062(8), F.S., from a rural fund. The rural fund must provide evidence to the Department that the business is located on land classified as agricultural under section 193.461, F.S., or that the primary residence o…

(1) Application to exit. A rural fund may apply to exit the Program by submitting Form COM-73-008 (effective date 04/2026), Rural Fund Exit Application, which is incorporated by reference and available online at: http://flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-19150, electronical…

(1) The rural fund shall submit to the Department a report on or before the 15th business day after the second and third Credit Certification Dates. The reports shall be submitted electronically to RCIP@commerce.fl.gov in the format specified on Form COM-73-009 (effective date 04…

Terms are used herein as defined in the referenced substantive laws and regulations. In addition, the following definitions shall apply: (1) One-Stop is a term used to describe the federal workforce strategy that is the backbone of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WI…

(1) This rule shall apply to the filing of grievances related to the Wagner-Peyser (WP), Welfare-to-Work (WtW), Welfare Transition (WT), and WIA programs, except that grievances alleging discrimination, employment, and health and safety violations shall be filed or mailed directl…

The terms "complaint" and "grievance" are used interchangeably. The chart below summarizes and identifies the WIA, WT, and WtW grievances, complaints, and hearing and appeal actions that shall be filed with the regional workforce board (RWB), the Department of Economic Opportunit…

(1) The WIA, WT and WtW laws and regulations require that the One-Stop partners, service providers, participants, and other interested parties affected by the local Workforce/One-Stop System have the right to file a grievance and complaint. (2) These grievances and complaints sha…

(1) After the RWB has received and reviewed the complaint, the local Workforce Board shall schedule a hearing, and notify the grievant or complainant by certified mail, return receipt, at a minimum of fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the hearing. The hearing notice shall advis…

(1) If the RWB has: a) conducted a hearing but the grievant or complainant is dissatisfied with or has been adversely affected by the decision; b) not conducted a hearing within the sixty (60) calendar days from receipt of the grievance and complaint; or c) conducted the hearing …

(1) This section applies to appeals of RWB decisions filed with DEO. (2) Within five (5) working days of receipt of an appeal notice, the DEO agency head or his or her designee shall notify each party that an appeal has been filed. Each party shall have fifteen (15) calendar days…

(1) Any individual or entity, including the RWB, adversely affected by a decision or action by DEO may file a grievance or complaint. The grievance or complaint shall be filed with Department of Economic Opportunity, Office of General Counsel, 107 E. Madison Street, MSC #110, Tal…

(1)(a) As specified in 42 USCA section 603(a)(5)(I)(iv), the remedies that may be imposed under WtW complaints relating to displacement, health and safety, and gender discrimination shall include: 1. Suspension or termination of payments under the WtW program; 2. Prohibition of p…

(1) A grievant or complainant may appeal a final order issued by DEO if the grievant or complainant is dissatisfied with or has been adversely affected by the final decision. (2) A judicial appeal must be filed within thirty (30) calendar days of the rendition of the state's deci…

(1) As an alternate to filing an appeal under rule 73B-1.010, F.A.C., within sixty (60) days of the receipt of the final decision by the state agency, the party which such decision has adversely impacted may appeal to the Secretary of the United States Department of Labor, U.S. D…

(1) Background and Underlying State and Federal Policy. Federal regulations at 20 CFR Part 658, Subpart E, provide that each state shall establish and maintain a job service complaint system, which includes procedures at the local, State and Federal levels. (2) As provided in 29 …

(1) Complaints related to Wagner Peyser (WP) and Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers (MSFW) are handled by the Career Center Manager/Complaint Specialist. The Manager/Complaint Specialist will maintain a separate file for each complaint and enter the complaint on the Complaint Log.…

(1) Criminal fraud and abuse, discrimination, health and safety, and employment, complaints that violate federal laws, regulations, and directives are handled differently than the program related complaints/grievances handled by local and state hearing and appeal procedures. (2) …

(1) WIA Section 20 CFR 667.275(a) requires that recipients of WIA funds comply with federal nondiscrimination and other applicable equal opportunity laws. (See WIA Section 188 and 29 CFR part 37.) (2) Guidance, found at 20 CFR 645.255, provides that participants in Welfare-to-Wor…

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Nothing included in this rule precludes a grievant or complainant from pursuing a remedy authorized under another federal, state, or local law. Rulemaking Authority 20.60, 120.54(6), 445.004 Law Implemented 120.54(6), 445.023, 445.025, 445.028, 445.029, 445.030, 445.031, 445.032 …

For the purpose of administering Chapter 443, F.S., the following definitions apply: (1) Address of record: The mailing address of a claimant, employing unit, or authorized representative, provided in writing to the Department of Economic Opportunity, and to which Department shal…

(1) Filing date. The postmark date will be the filing date of any report, protest, appeal or other document mailed to the DEO or DOR. The term "postmark date" includes the postmark date affixed by the United States Postal Service or the date on which the document was delivered to…

(1) Employer Registration Report. (a) Each employing unit must file an employer registration report with DOR. Registration can be accomplished by either using the online registration system on DOR's website at floridarevenue.com, or by submitting a paper Form DR-1, Florida Busine…

(1) Employer's Quarterly Reports. (a) Each contributing and reimbursing employer must file quarterly reports on Form RT-6, Employer's Quarterly Report, incorporated by reference in Rule 73B-10.037, F.A.C., unless the employer solely employs workers who perform domestic services a…

(1) Applicability of exemption for services performed on or in connection with a non-American vessel or aircraft: (a) Service performed by an employee during a reporting period on or in connection with a non-American vessel or a non-American aircraft is exempt from the definition…

(1) Notice of Benefits Paid and Charged, Invoiced, or Credited. A statement mailed to the employer within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter will include the name and partial social security number of each claimant for whom benefits were charged, invoiced, or credited…

(1) Remittance with Quarterly Reports. Payment is to be submitted concurrently with quarterly reports except for payment by electronic means which is to be submitted as provided in paragraph (2)(a) of this rule. Contributions are payable for each calendar quarter with respect to …

(1) Application of Partial Payments. When a delinquency exists in the account of an employer not in bankruptcy and payment in an amount less than the total delinquency is remitted, DOR will apply the payment to the delinquency in such manner as the payer directs. In the absence o…

(1) A non-profit or public employer will be assigned the applicable initial tax when changing from the reimbursing method to the contributing method of reporting. Experience as a reimbursing employer will not be used to determine the tax rate. (2) A non-profit or public employer …

(1) Definitions. For purposes of this section: (a) "Debt" means past-due, legally enforceable reemployment tax, penalty, and interest. (b) "Department" means the Department of Revenue, the state agency providing reemployment tax collection services under contract with the Florida…

(1) Commencement Date and Records Regarding All Successions. (a) A succession commences when all or part of a trade or business is transferred from one employer to another. If a transfer of workforce is involved, the succession commences when any of the transferred workers begin …

(1) Retention of Records. Each employing unit will maintain all records pertaining to remuneration for services performed. Such records must be maintained for a period of five years following the calendar year in which the services were rendered and must also be made available to…

(1) Filing a Protest. Protests of determinations of liability, assessments, reimbursement requirements, and tax rates are filed by writing to DOR in the time and manner prescribed on the determination document. Upon receipt of a written protest, DOR will issue a redetermination i…

(1) Each liable Tribe or tribal unit that elects to make reimbursements in lieu of contributions must submit a completed Form RT-28T Indian Tribe Election of Payment Method Under the Florida Reemployment Tax Law, in accordance with Sections 443.1312 and 443.1315, F.S. The Tribe o…

(1) The following forms and instructions are employed by DOR in its dealings with the public related to Chapter 443, F.S. These forms are hereby incorporated by reference in this rule. (2) Copies of these forms are available, without cost, by one or more of the following methods:…

In addition to the following definitions, the definitions contained in Rule 73B-10.022, 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…

It is the responsibility of each claimant to maintain a current address of record with the Department of Economic Opportunity throughout the benefit year. It is the responsibility of each employer to maintain a current address of record with the Department of Revenue at all times…

(1) This rule provides the approved methods and forms for filing Florida Reemployment Assistance Claims. Initial, additional, initial interstate, and reopened claims must be filed and submitted using Florida's Online Reemployment Assistance System at www.FloridaJobs.org. Dependin…

(1) Method of Filing Continued Claims. (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 Reemploymen…

(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)…

(1) Benefits To Be Paid Electronically. The Department will pay benefits by means of a Department issued debit card or by electronic funds transfer (EFT). Except as provided by subsection (2), benefits will be paid only by debit card or EFT. (2) The Department will not pay benefi…

(1) Computation of Wages. (a) All employment in the base period reported by an employer or determined by the Department from available information shall be considered in computing the monetary eligibility of a claimant. (b) Assignment of Wages to Calendar Quarters. Wages will gen…

(1) Investigation of Issues. The Department will investigate all issues that may affect a claimant's benefits. The Department will make a reasonable attempt to contact all parties and obtain facts necessary to resolve nonmonetary issues. Contact methods include, but are not limit…