(1) Employers who wish to participate in the Short-Time Compensation program, pursuant to Florida Statutes § 443.1116, must apply using Florida’s Online Reemployment Assistance System at www.FloridaJobs.org. Depending on the type of claim being submitted, Florida’s Online Reemployment Assistance System will require responses to questions as incorporated by reference in Fl. Admin. Code R. 73B-11.013
    (2) When a declared disaster or emergency makes the Florida Online Reemployment Assistance System unavailable, internet application impractical, or when an employer needs special assistance or accommodation, employers who wish to participate in the Short-Time Compensation program may do so by contacting the Department of Economic Opportunity toll-free at 1(800)204-2418.
    (3) For the purposes of this rule, an employer needs special assistance or accommodation when she or he:
    (a) Is legally prohibited from using a computer;
    (b) Has an impairment which makes her or him unable to use a computer; or
    (c) Is unable to read or write effectively in a language in which the Online Reemployment Assistance System makes available.
    (4) When a declared disaster or emergency makes the Florida Online Reemployment Assistance System unavailable the Department of Economic Opportunity may also make available the Short-Time Compensation Plan Application, Form DEO RAB/STC-3, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05571; effective date: October 25, 2015, which is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, and which is available on the Department’s website at www.FloridaJobs.org.
    (5) When the above-noted form is being used, an employer may submit it as follows:
    (a) By contacting the Department toll-free at 1(800)204-2418.
    (b) Mailing it to the Department of Economic Opportunity, Reemployment Assistance Records Unit, P.O. Drawer 5750, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5750; or
    (c) Delivering it in person to the Department at the Caldwell Building, 107 East Madison Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.
Rulemaking Authority 443.1317(1)(b) FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 443.1116. History-New 8-14-08, Formerly 60BB-3.024, Amended 10-25-15.