Published on: 18126698. Proposed Rule 69L-6.028, F.A.C., clarifies time periods of employer non-compliance for penalty calculation purposes and also provides that the Department may impute the employer’s payroll as early as 10 business days following the employer’s receipt of a request to produce business records and any time thereafter. The rule is also amended to reflect the statutory revision reducing the imputed payroll multiplier from 2 times to 1.5 times the statewide average weekly wage. Proposed Rule 69L-6.035, F.A.C., broadens the scope of remuneration to employees to include the validation of expense reimbursements; employee classification code assignments for payroll calculation purposes; and remuneration occurring on the day a stop-work order is issued. The proposed rule also provides guidance regarding the required documentation associated with the aforementioned forms of remuneration. The proposed rules discussed above include additional technical changes.
Published on: 17533349. Proposed Rule 69L-6.028, F.A.C., clarifies time periods of employer non-compliance for penalty calculation purposes, and provides that the Department may impute the employer’s payroll 10 business days following the employer’s receipt of the Department’s request to produce business records. The amendment to Rule 69L-6.035, F.A.C., further defines remuneration to employees, adding language to address the validation of expense reimbursements; remuneration occurring on the day a stop-work order is issued; and employee classification code assignments for payroll calculation purposes. The proposed rules also delete obsolete language and include additional technical changes.
Published on: 15638260. The amendment to Rule 69L-6.027 revises a penalty calculation worksheet to provide the premium credit for the initial payment of premium made to secure coverage against an assessed penalty and to adjust the penalty look back period and the penalty multiplier to conform to statutory changes. The amendment to Rule 69L-6.028 changes the timeframe to impute the employer’s payroll in the absence of business records from 20 to 28 days after receipt of the department’s request to produce records, and changes the factor to calculate employee payroll from 1.5 to 2 times state average weekly wage, to conform to section 440.107, Florida Statutes as it now reads. Also, the timeframe for the employer to provide additional records is revised to twenty business days after the service of the first amended order of penalty assessment. The amendment to Rule 69L-6.035 also changes the factor to calculate employee payroll from 1.5 to 2 times state average weekly wage, to conform to section 440.107, Florida Statutes, as it now reads. Additionally the amendments change citations in Rules 69L-6.028 and 69L-6.035 to reflect the current convention of naming to the specific subdivision cited.
Published on: 15302737. The amendment to Rule 69L-6.027 revises a penalty calculation worksheet to provide the premium credit for the initial payment of premium made to secure coverage against an assessed penalty and to adjust the penalty look back period and the penalty multiplier to conform to statutory changes. The amendment to Rule 69L-6.028 changes the time frame to impute the employer’s payroll in the absence of business records from 20 to 28 days after receipt of the department’s request to produce records, and changes the factor to calculate employee payroll from 1.5 to 2 times state average weekly wage, to conform to section 440.107, Florida Statutes as it now reads. Also, the timeframe for the employer to provide additional records is revised to twenty business days after the service of the first amended order of penalty assessment. The amendment to Rule 69L-6.035 also changes the factor to calculate employee payroll from 1.5 to 2 times state average weekly wage, to conform to section 440.107, Florida Statutes as it now reads. Additionally the amendments change citations in Rules 69L-6.028 and 69L-6.035 to reflect the current convention of naming to the specific subdivision cited.
Published on: 4286835. The purpose of the proposed rule is to establish criteria for the department to utilize in determining an employer’s payroll for penalty calculation purposes under Section 440.107(7)(d)1., F.S. The effect of the proposed rule will be to facilitate the calculation of an accurate and complete employer payroll in cases where the employer has provided business records.
Published on: 3984486. The purpose of the proposed rule is to establish criteria for the department to utilize to determine an employers’ payroll for penalty calculation purposes under Section 440.107(7)(d)1., F.S. The effect of the proposed rule will be to facilitate the calculation of an accurate and complete employer payroll in cases where the employer has provided business records.