Florida Statutes Title XXXI. Labor § 443.1118. Employer-assisted claims

(a) “Department” means the Department of Commerce.

(b) “Employer-assisted claim” means an initial claim filed by an employer on behalf of its employees who are a part of a mass separation from the employer.

(c) “Mass separation” means a full, partial, permanent, or temporary separation, including a temporary layoff, of full-time employees from their employer if the separation occurs at or around the same time, the employees are separated for the same reason, and the separation is due to circumstances for which the employees are not at fault. At a minimum, a mass separation involves 1,000 or more employees.

(a) Initiation.--An employer that commences a mass separation may initiate an employer-assisted claim by submitting employee information to the department within 10 days after the date of the mass separation pursuant to rules adopted by the department.

(b) Form of submission.--Due to the sensitive nature of employee information, an employer shall submit employee information through secure means approved by department rule.

(c) Notice and affidavit.--For each employer-assisted claim, the employer shall give notice and instructions to the employees for which claims are filed and direct the employees to complete further steps as required by the department. The employer shall provide an attestation to the department in a form and format required by the department.