Important Information on the Extended Benefit (EB) Program

Florida Extended Benefits (EB) Program is ending.
To receive benefits under the EB Program you must establish an EB claim no later than May 6, 2012. However,the last week that EB can be paid is May 12, 2012 regardless of any benefits remaining on the claim.
For individuals to continue to receive Extended Benefits (EB), Florida must be triggered “on” an EB period. The EB period is controlled by the average rate of unemployment in Florida. As of the week ending April 21, 2012, Florida’s unemployment rate has declined below the level needed to allow the payment of EB.
EB will remain available for three weeks following April 21, 2012. Florida will pay EB through the week ending May 12, 2012.  New EB claims will continue to be taken through the week beginning May 6, 2012.  No new EB claims can be accepted after the week ending May 12, 2012.

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Tropical Storm Debby Disaster Unemployment Assistance

Tropical Storm Debby Disaster Unemployment Assistance

Federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) has been made available to three additional Florida counties included in the latest federal declaration for Individual Assistance – Duval, Nassau and Union. This federal funding is provided in coordination with the U.S. Department of Labor to aid Floridians out of work due to Tropical Storm Debby in these affected counties. More counties may become eligible in accordance with future federal declarations due to Debby.


DUA helps people who have become unemployed as a direct result of a declared disaster and who do not qualify for regular Reemployment Assistance benefits (formerly unemployment compensation benefits). The DUA program covers individuals who are self-employed and owners and workers of farms and ranches, as well as fishers and others who are not normally covered by state reemployment assistance benefits.



Floridians eligible for DUA include those who meet the following federal requirements:

• Exhausted entitlement to state Reemployment Assistance benefits (formerly unemployment compensation benefits) and worked or lived in a county for which the disaster has been officially declared; and
• Became unemployed as a direct result of a declared disaster; or
• Were unable to reach their place of employment as a direct result of the disaster; or
• Were scheduled to begin work and do not have a job or are unable to reach the job as a direct result of the disaster; or
• Became the major support for a household because the head of the household has died as a direct result of the disaster; or
• Cannot work because of an injury caused directly by the disaster.

Claims must be filed by August 6, 2012 for Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Franklin, Hernando, Highlands, Pasco, Pinellas, Suwannee and Wakulla, August 10, 2012 for Duval, Nassau and Union, August 13, 2012 for Hillsborough, Manatee and Taylor, and August 16, 2012 for Citrus, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Polk and Sarasota county residents to be eligible for DUA. DUA is available to unemployed individuals from the week ending June 30, 2012 and is payable for up to 28 weeks. DUA cannot be paid beyond the week ending January 5, 2013. 

Apply Online: Florida’s Internet Claims Filing System

You must provide the following information to complete your application:

• Social Security number.
• Alien registration number and expiration date (if applicable).
• Name and address of your last employer.
• If you worked in another state during the past two years, have the name and address of the out-of-state employer.
• If self-employed and have proof of self-employment for the past two years. (For example, W-2 statements, state or federal tax returns, bank records of accounts, statement from a bank showing your business account, or a copy of title or deed to a business property.)
• If you were scheduled to work but could not work due to the disaster, you must have the name and address of the employer and date you were scheduled to work.

General Disaster Unemployment Assistance Information

Disaster Unemployment Assistance is a federally funded benefit program that assists individuals who become unemployed because of a disaster. This program works as follows:

• The Governor must request assistance.
• The President of the United States approves assistance.
• A signed agreement must be in effect prior to any action being taken.
• After a disaster is declared, an official announcement regarding the availability of Disaster Unemployment Assistance funds must be made by the state employment security agency.
• All eligible individuals have 30 days from the announcement date to file a claim for Disaster Unemployment Assistance. If the date of separation is later than the announcement date, state law will apply.
• The disaster period is the 26-week period beginning with the first week following the date the major disaster began and ending with the 26th week subsequent to the date the major disaster was declared.
• Depending on the date of the declaration, it is possible for individuals to receive more than 26 weeks of benefits.
• An individual must exhaust all entitlement (Reemployment Assistance, Emergency Unemployment Compensation) prior to being eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance. A claimant who is disqualified from receiving regular reemployment benefits may be entitled to Disaster Unemployment Assistance.
• The Disaster Unemployment Assistance entitlement will be calculated with a base period of the most recent tax year that ended prior to the individual’s unemployment that was the direct result of a disaster.
• For any week that the claimant’s earnings are in excess of the calculated weekly benefit amount, the individual receives no payment for the week.
• Appeals Information:
  • The claimant will have 60 days to appeal a determination or redetermination.
  • All Disaster Unemployment Assistance appeals will be decided within 30 days of receipt.
  • The claimant will have 15 days to appeal the referee’s decision to the Regional Administrator.
  • The Regional Administrator will have 45 days to obtain the records and issue a decision.
  • The decision by the Regional Administrator must be issued within 90 days after the day on which the claimant’s original decision was received by the state agency.
• Aliens may receive Disaster Unemployment Assistance benefits if they meet the “able and available” criteria by state law, Aliens must be “able and available” for work and authorized by Immigration and Naturalization Service to work in the United States.

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Steps to File a Reemployment Assistance Claim

1. File Online - File your reemployment assistance claim online through Florida's Internet Claims Filing System (FLUID). This process should take approximately 30 to 60 minutes. Your application must be completed within 72 hours and by midnight Saturday, Eastern Time, or your information will be lost and you must restart the FLUID application. View Florida's Internet Claims Filing System Tutorial for more information. 
Note: You may not be able to complete a Florida Internet Claim application online, via the Florida Internet Claims Filing System utilizing certain portable electronic devices. This includes but is not limited to personal digital assistants (PDA’s), smart phones, cellular telephones, personal communications services (PCS) devices, multifunctional wireless devices, messaging devices, etc.
2. Receive Confirmation - After you file your claim, you will receive a confirmation that your claim has been received and instructions for the Initial Skills Review. If your claim is approved, your benefits will begin on the day your application is completed. It typically takes three to four weeks to receive your first payment. View Finding Specific Claim Information Tutorial.
3. Complete Initial Skills Review - You must complete an initial online skills review in the following subjects: Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information and Locating Information. If you are unable to complete such a review due to illiteracy or because you speak a language other than English, Spanish, or Creole you will be referred to your local One-Stop Career Center for assistance. The results of the review will be used by your local One-Stop Career Center to assist in your job search efforts. View Initial Skills Review Registration Tutorial for more information.
4. Claim Your Weeks and Submit Your Work Search Information Online - After you file your initial claim (not after you receive your first payment), you will need to "Claim Your Weeks." You should continue to claim your weeks every two weeks until you are employed or your claim ends. The system is available Monday through Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time and Sunday from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time. You can also set up or change your payment method, set or change your PIN and obtain specific current information about your claim. Also, you will need to certify every two weeks that you are looking for a new job. You must submit at least five work search contacts (potential employers) or meet with a representative at your local One-Stop Career Center for reemployment services for each week you are out of work. Job search help is available at your local One-Stop Career Center and online through Employ Florida Marketplace. View Work Search Instruction Tutorial or Work Search Instructions – Handout for more information.

Helpful Tips

• Have Information Ready - When you file a claim, have your past employment information available. This includes dates worked, name of employer and reason for separation.
• Read the Claims Book - For more detailed information about how to file and what to expect during the reemployment assistance claims process, please review the Florida Reemployment Assistance Claims Book.
• Read the Benefits Rights Information Booklet - You should understand your rights and responsibilities as a Florida reemployment assistance compensation claimant. Review the Benefits Rights Information booklet.
• Read the "Top Ten Things You Should Know" Flyer - Ten things you should know about the Reemployment Insurance system when you file a claim.
• Read the "What is Reemployment Insurance Fraud?" Flyer.
• Sign up for the Debit Card Program - Receive your benefit payments faster through the Debit Card program. To find out how the Debit Card program works, read Debit Card Frequently Asked Questions.

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Canarabank recruitment



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Canara Bank is one of the leading bank in India, invites application for following positions

Clerks, Posts 1200
Investment Officers
Specialist Officers

Total Posts : 400

How to apply:

Those who are interested can apply form official website of bank at http://www.canarabank.com/. More Detail will be available soon on website.

For More Detail Please visit:

http://www.canarabank.com/english/scripts/Recruitment.aspx

www.FluidNow.com Claim your Weeks Florida Jobs

Www.FluidNow.com Claim your Weeks

The State of Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation has provided a website: http://www.fluidnow.com/ for you to claim your weeks online and file for unemployment compensation claims. If you are unemployed  and laid off or fired without cause, then you can claim your unemployment weeks online at the website.  At www.fluidnow.com, you can get temporary wage replacement benefits if you are out of work. If your claims were denied before, you can also login to FluidNow.com to file an appeal and get a hearing again and have your case reviewed by the Unemployment Appeals Commission.
How to file for a Florida Unemployment Claim at FluidNow.com?
Go to www.FluidNow.com and click on File a Claim. Then, you will need to complete the application within 72 hours. It is also important to complete by midnight Saturday and my guess is they wipe out pending application every Saturday midnight. After you file a claim, please sure to record your confirmation numbers. The whole claim process will take you about 30 minutes to 1 hour to complete on www.fluidnow.com.
How to file for extended benefits at FluidNow.com.
In order to file for extended benefits which is part of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation, you will need to have your social security number, previous employers’ information, dates workked and gross earning as well as your bank account information for direct deposit.
Do not make a false statement
As tempted as you are, never make a false statement in order to claim unemployment benefits or file for increased benefits. Florida Law can have you fine up to $5,000 and worse of all can jail you for five years under Florida Law.

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NewTek announces closure of SBA Small Business Loans

by Moe Bedard to
27 December 2010
Small Business Loans
NEW YORK (Source: Newtek) - Newtek Business Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEWT), The Small Business Authority has announced that it had sales of approximately $ 23,000,000 of non-guaranteed portions of SBA has small business loan a closed Securitization Trust. The sale of the trust notes was advised by Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Newtek, and provided investment banking services covered.
Newtek subsidiary Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc., is in the production of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 7 (a) loan is active and is one of the few non-bank lenders currently make small business loans. Newtek rule retains the unguaranteed portion of these loans and with the support of the Guggenheim Securities, the parts could securitize, realization approximately $ 16,000,000 in gross proceeds, which is mainly for making new loans and extinguishing agents Newtek Small Business Finance existing loan can be used with Capital One Bank. Guggenheim Securities played a key role in helping to structure and Newtek were to market the securities, the AA-rating from Standard and Poor's.