AM I ELIGIBLE FOR REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND THE CARES ACT PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE I AM A GIG WORKER, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, OR SELF EMPLOYED AND NOT TRADITIONALLY ELIGIBLE FOR STATE REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE BENEFITS I HAVE NOT APPLIED YET I APPLIED FOR REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ON OR BEFORE APRIL 4, 2020 APPLY AT FLORIDAJOBS.ORG I APPLIED ON OR AFTER APRIL 5, 2020 YOU’RE ALL SET WAIT TO HEAR FROM DEO AFTER YOU APPLY, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED TO COMPLETE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS IN CONNECT FOR PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (PUA) PUA will include up to $275 per week (for up to 39 Weeks) plus an additional $600 per week of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) is available until 7/31/2020. For general information about Reemployment Assistance, call 1-833-FL-APPLY (1-833-352-7759). Phone hours: Mon. through Fri. 7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Sat. and Sun. 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, was signed into law on March 27, 2020, will expand Reemployment Assistance benefits. Benefits will be paid from the date you became eligible under the CARES Act.