By Marc Aschoff ·
The federal tax rules for Florida Reemployment Assistance: the 10% withholding election in Reconnect, the 1099-G available by January 31, and how to handle a wrong or fraudulent form.
By Marc Aschoff ·
Direct deposit or the Way2Go debit card: how each method works for Florida Reemployment Assistance, how long payments take, card fees and what to do about a lost card.
By Marc Aschoff ·
The seven-day rule for Florida's biweekly payment requests, what an Inactive claim status means, the ten steps to reopen it in Reconnect, and the Help Center route for weeks missed because of a login problem.
By Marc Aschoff ·
The three tests for Florida Reemployment Assistance: the base-period wage rules, what the statute means by good cause and misconduct, and the weekly able-and-available conditions.
By Marc Aschoff ·
What the different determination notices mean, why the 20-day deadline matters, how appeals referee hearings work, and what the statute says about repaying benefits.
By Marc Aschoff ·
A simple weekly routine for searching for work in November and December, from seasonal postings to staffing agencies, with optional resume and video-interview basics.
By Marc Aschoff ·
What Florida requires in your weekly work search report, plus a low-cost paper-and-folder routine for recording each contact the day it happens.
By Marc Aschoff ·
Florida builds your claim from the first four of the last five completed quarters, so your most recent pay is left out. How the window moves on January 1 and the wage tests it feeds.
By Marc Aschoff ·
Severance, wages in lieu of notice, certain retirement income and benefits from another state can all affect a Florida claim. What the state's guide lists, and why to report everything.
By Marc Aschoff ·
A sample work-search entry with every field Florida requires, the three-consecutive-weeks rule, and what to do in December when employers stop answering.
By Marc Aschoff ·
Taking a seasonal or part-time job while on Reemployment Assistance does not automatically end benefits, but it changes the payment. The partial-week formula, worked examples, and reporting rules.
By Marc Aschoff ·
A storm can put you out of work in an afternoon. Here is how storm-related layoffs interact with Reemployment Assistance filing, what tends to change after a declared disaster, and what documentation to have ready.