Florida Unemployment Wage Transcript
What is the purpose of the Wage Transcript and Determination?
The Wage Transcript and Determination notifies you whether you have had sufficient work and earnings in “covered employment” to establish a monetarily eligible claim. The only earnings that can be used to determine eligibility are those earned during the base period of your claim. The base period is shown on the form. This base period is determined in accordance with the Florida Unemployment Compensation law in Florida Statutes Chapter 443.036(5) as the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters. The determination will list all the employers that have reported wage information and paid unemployment compensation taxes to the Department of Revenue on your wages in the base period.
You have to have been employed in “covered employment” in the base period to be eligible. “Covered employment” is employment that was performed for an employer who pays unemployment compensation taxes to the Department of Revenue or reimburses the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund for benefits paid. The Unemployment Compensation Program is entirely funded through taxes paid by employers. There are no deductions from your pay to fund this program.
If you are monetarily eligible, your weekly benefit amount and total available credits are also shown on the form. If you are not monetarily eligible, one of the boxes under “Ineligible” will be X’d to advise you of the reason for your monetary ineligibility.
If you have been determined monetarily eligible, that does not necessarily mean you are eligible to receive benefits. It only means you had sufficient work and earnings in the base period to establish a claim. The reason for separation from your last or possibly next to the last employer must be investigated to determine if you separated from the employer under nondisqualifying conditions. Other eligibility conditions must also be met in order to receive benefits. Some of the other eligibility requirements are listed on page 10 of the Unemployment Compensation Program Booklet that was mailed to you. The booklet may also be viewed on the Internet at http://www.floridajobs.org/unemployment/uc_bri.html.