25402668, 73B-11.0201 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 25402668

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Division:

Division of Workforce Services

Chapter:

UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS AND BENEFITS; FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION CLAIMS AND BENEFITS

Overview

RULE:

73B-11.0201

Determinations Regarding Discharge for Noncompliance with a COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate

PURPOSE:

To clarify claimant Reemployment Assistance benefits eligibility when discharged by an employer for failure to comply with a COVID-19 vaccination mandate and the burden of proof required of claimants and employers in such instances.

SUBJECT:

The rule provides that claimants discharged from educational institutions and governmental entities will not be disqualified from benefits if the discharge is for refusing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccination mandate. The rule addresses the responsibility of private employers to demonstrate proper application of the COVID-19 vaccination mandate exemptions and the responsibility of claimants to provide documentation of a qualified exemption.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

112.0441(4), 381.00317(6), F.S.

LAW:

112.0441(3), 381.00317(5), F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

12/28/2021 Vol. 47/249

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

112.0441(4), 381.00317(6), F.S., 112.0441(3), 381.00317(5), F.S.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=73B-11.0201&PDate=12/28/2021&Section=1

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