HomeMy WebLinkAboutflorida_executive_order_21-080_20210329OF ICE OF T E GOVE N
EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 21-80
(COVID-19 Reemployment Assistance/Payment of Employer Contributions)
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, I issued Executive Order 20-52, subsequently extended,
declaring a state of emergency for the entire State of Florida as a result of COV1D-19; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida has experienced ten consecutive months of job growth
gaining a total of 735,500 private sector jobs between April 2020 and February 2021; and
WHEREAS, reducing and easing burdens on businesses is necessary for the promotion of
economic growth and the continued recovery of the State of Florida.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RON DESANTIS, as Governor of Florida, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by Article IV, Section 1(a) of the Florida Constitution and by the Florida
Emergency Management Act, as amended, and all other applicable laws, promulgate the following
Executive Order:
Section 1. The due date for the payment of employer contributions for the quarter ending
March 31, 2021, required pursuant to rule 73B-10.027(2)(a), Florida Administrative Code, is
delayed thirty (30) days to May 31, 2021, and will not become delinquent until June 1, 2021.
Section 2. This Order does not alter the requirement that the employer's Quarterly Report
(Form RT-6) be completed and filed no later than April 30, 2021, pursuant to rule 73B-
10.025(1)(b), Florida Administrative Code.
Section 3. This Order shall take effect immediately.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of
Florida to be affixed, at Tallahassee, this 29th day
of March., 20
N DESAN- "IS, GOVERNOR
ATTEST:
S ETARY OF STATE