Form Rt-800001 - Employer Guide To Reemployment Assistance Benefits printable pdf download

RT-800001

Employer Guide

R. 09/17

Reemployment Assistance Benefits

Table of Contents

Background

During the 2012 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature,

For Information and Forms ......................................1

the Unemployment Compensation program was rebranded

as the Reemployment Assistance Program. Although

Background .............................................................1

the program remains an entitlement program under the

Social Security Act and the Federal Unemployment Tax

Benefits ...................................................................1

Act, Florida’s policymakers have focused the program on

assisting the unemployed to gain new employment.

Monetary Qualifications ...........................................1

Benefits

Qualifying for Benefits..............................................2

Unemployed workers covered under the Florida

Disqualification ........................................................2

Reemployment Assistance Program Law receive weekly

benefits if eligible and fully qualified. These benefits

Audit of Claimant’s Wages ........................................ 3

are paid from the Florida Unemployment Compensation

Trust Fund. The fund is made up of taxes received from

New Hire Program ...................................................3

employers subject to the law and from interest earned by

the fund. Taxes paid to the state by employers are used

Claims for Benefits ..................................................3

solely for the payment of benefits to eligible unemployed

workers.

How Benefits Are Charged ......................................4

If benefits are to be paid to eligible workers and

withheld from individuals not entitled to payments,

Statement of Benefit Charges ..................................4

the employer’s cooperation is important. Prompt and

accurate information from employers is essential to

Reimbursement Invoice ...........................................4

the establishment of a claimant’s right to benefits. The

Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), Division of

Short-Time Compensation .......................................5

Workforce Services, must determine the eligibility of each

claim; which requires your prompt response to all requests

Labor Disputes ........................................................5

for information.

It is the employer’s responsibility to furnish information

Appeals ...................................................................5

timely when requested. This is to the employer’s

Employer’s Checklist for Compliance .......................5

advantage as it is one way to protect your tax rate.

Information furnished should be complete and accurate;

Glossary of Terms Used ..........................................6

it should also be factual, never based on hearsay or

supposition.

For Information and Forms

Monetary Qualifications

Information on Reemployment Assistance Program

An unemployed worker can qualify for benefits only if the

Benefits and Claims or forms can be found at

individual has worked in covered employment and earned

a minimum amount of wages in the base period.

To speak with a Reemployment Assistance Claims

1. The claimant’s base period is the first four of the last five

representative, call 877-846-8770, option five.

completed calendar quarters prior to filing the claim.

Information on Appeals (to benefit determinations) can

2. There must be wages in two or more quarters of the

be found at or call 877-846-8770, option

base period.

one.

3. There must be a minimum of $3,400 in the base period

To report suspected fraud or abuse of Florida’s

and the total base period wages must equal at least 1.5

Reemployment Assistance Program, call the fraud hotline

times the high quarter wages.

at 800-342-9909 or submit the information online at

Department of Revenue, Reemployment Assistance Benefits, Page 1

Form Rt-800001 - Employer Guide To Reemployment Assistance Benefits

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