PENDING STATUS/PENDING ADJUDICATION: Claimants can have a “pending” monetary status for many reasons. Those in pending status are undergoing a qualifying process in order to continue receiving benefits. DEO encourages those with a pending status to check on your CONNECT account every 48 hours.

The record of a withhold of adjudication for domestic violence, kidnapping, manslaughter, burglary, aggravated assault, or a sexual offense cannot be sealed or expunged, which means it will show up in a background check. You may not pass all background checks.

A “Withhold” is a special sentence in which the judge orders probation but does not formally convict the defendant of a criminal offense. A withhold of adjudication is not a conviction. Therefore, the defendant avoids the negative consequences that result from a criminal conviction.

two to six weeks

If you are determined eligible on ALL issues, you will be paid for your weeks claimed, excluding the waiting week. A determination is usually issued within two to six weeks of filing your claim.

20 days

If you are fired for a reason like not being good at the job or not having the skills to perform the job, you should be able to collect benefits. But in Florida, employees who are fired for misconduct connected with work may not qualify for unemployment benefits.

Also, if your employer fails to respond to a request by their deadline, then a determination will be made with the available information provided in your application. As of Wednesday, 244,030 claims were in the verification process with 38,070 claims in the employer and wage verification stage.

The law provides that claims be investigated through written, telephonic, and electronic means. Employers may be contacted by telephone by a Reemployment Assistance claims adjudicator for information relating to a job separation.

After a claim arises:

1. Respond on time to any claim notice, ruling, or appeal decision.
2. Be as specific as possible.
3. Be consistent in your responses, appeals, and testimony.
4. Avoid name-calling or gratuitous derogatory comments about your former employee.

You may submit your request for an appeal by mail, fax, or online through CONNECT. Please complete a Notice of Appeal for your request by mail or fax….After filing your request for an appeal, the basic order of events are as follows:

1. You will receive a Notice of Hearing.
2. You will be contacted on your scheduled date.

“Eligibility Redetermined” simply means your claim has been reviewed again to ensure accuracy and proper information, and payout amount.

To qualify for PUA benefits, you must not be eligible for regular unemployment benefits and be unemployed, partially unemployed, or unable or unavailable to work because of certain health or economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.