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Unemployment Help Center

jerry from Bonita springs asks:

Why dont I get paid from the first day I was unemployed?

Statepay support representative suggests:

The Florida Unemployment Compensation Law, as stated in Florida Statutes Chapter 443, requires that the effective date of your claim must be the Sunday prior to the date you file your claim. By law, your claim cannot be retroactively backdated to the date of job separation which began the period of your unemployment.