73B-20.004: Place for Filing Appeal
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Department is proposing to amend the rule to incorporate the Department’s electronic filing website by reference and to clarify where and by what method an appeal may be filed.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Unemployment Benefits Appeal Hearing Procedure.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 443.012(11) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 443.151(4)(b)1., (d) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Dorothy Johnson, Deputy General Counsel, Office of the Unemployment Appeals Commission, 101 Rhyne Building, 2740 Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4151, (850)487-2685
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
73B-20.004 Place for Filing an Appeal.
Appeals may be filed on-line at the Department of Economic Opportunity website at https://iap.floridajobs.org/IAP_INTER/process.asp Internet Appeals Program (2012) or by clicking on the Bienvenidos al Proceso de Apelaciones por Internet (Spanish Version) (2012), or by clicking on the Klike la a to view sit entenet sa a an kreyol (Creole Version) (2012) which are incorporated by reference herein, or at one of the following locations:
(1) Any of the unemployment claim adjudication offices operated by the Department of Economic Opportunity;
(1)(2) By fax, courier service, in person, or mail to tThe central Office of Appeals (Caldwell Building MSC 347, 107 East Madison Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-4143, facsimile number (850)921-3524), or district appeals referee offices maintained by the Office of Appeals;
(2) By fax, courier service, in person, or mail to the Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission.
(3) The Unemployment Appeals Commission; and
(4) Any unemployment compensation office located outside the State of Florida.
Rulemaking Specific Authority 443.012(11) FS. Law Implemented 443.151(4)(b)1., (d) FS. History–New 5-22-80, Formerly 38E-5.04, Amended 8-20-86, 8-7-01, Formerly 38E-5.004, 60BB-5.004, Amended________.