11-002577 Department Of Financial Services, Division Of Workers&Apos; Compensation vs. Jody L. Griffis, D/B/A Griffis Custom Framing Status: Closed Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, May 31, 2011.

FILED

JUN 27 201'1 001408

Chief Financial Officer

Docketed __ REPRESENTING

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

JEFF ATWATER

STATEOF FLORIDA

INTHEMATTEROF:

CaseNo.:10-139-D1-WC

IODY L. GRIFFIS,D/B/AGRIFFISCUSTOM FRAMING

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FINAL ORDER

THISPROCEEDINGcameonforfinalagency action and Jeff Atwater, Chief Financial

Officer of theState of Florida,orhisdesignee,havingconsideredtherecordinthiscase,

including theStop-WorkOrderforSpecificWorksiteOnlyandOrderofPenaltyAssessment,the

Amended Order of PenaltyAssessment,theAmendedStop-WorkOrderandOrder of Penalty

Assessment, the4thAmendedOrderofPenaltyAssessment,thePetitionforAdministrative

Review,theNotice of Withdrawal,andtheOrderClosingFile,andbeingotherwisefullyadvised

inthepremises,herebyfindsthat:

1. OnMay12,2010,theDepartment of FinancialServices,Division of Workers'

Compensation (hereinafter "Department") issueda Stop-Work OrderforSpecificWorksiteOnly

andOrder of Penalty Assessment inDivision of Workers' CompensationCaseNo. 1O-139-D1 to

JODY L. GRIFFIS,D/B/AGRIFFISCUSTOMFRAMING.

2.OnMay 12,2010, theStop-WorkOrderforSpecificWorksiteOnlyandOrderof

Penalty Assessmentwas personally servedon IODY L. GRIFFIS,D/B/AGRIFFISCUSTOM

FRAMING.Acopy of theStop-WorkOrderforSpecificWorksiteOnlyandOrder of Penalty

Assessment isattachedheretoas "Exhibit A"and incorporated hereinbyreference.

3.OnJune 22, 2010,theDepartmentissuedanAmendedOrder of Penalty

AssessmentinDivision of Workers' CompensationCaseNo.10-139-D1toJODY L. GRIFFIS,

D/B/AGRIFFISCUSTOMFRAMING.TheAmendedOrder of PenaltyAssessmentassesseda

totalpenalty of$88,153.87 againstJODY L. GRIFFIS,D/B/AGRIFFISCUSTOMFRAMING.

4.OnJune23,2010,theAmendedOrder of PenaltyAssessmentwasservedby

certifiedmailonJODY L. GRIFFIS,D/B/AGRIFFISCUSTOMFRAMING.Acopy of the

AmendedOrderof Penalty Assessmentisattachedheretoas "Exhibit B"andincorporatedherein

byreference.

5.OnJuly 20, 2010,JODY L. GRIFFIS,D/B/AGRIFFISCUSTOMFRAMING

filedaPetitionfor Administrative Review("Petition")withtheDepartmentinresponsetothe

AmendedOrderof Penalty Assessment.Acopy of thePetitionisattachedheretoas "Exhibit C"

andincorporatedhereinbyreference.

6.OnJuly30,2010,theDepartmentissuedanAmendedStop-WorkOrderand

OrderofPenaltyAssessmentinDivision of Workers'CompensationCaseNo.10-139-D1to

JODY L. GRIFFIS,D/B/AGRIFFISCUSTOMFRAMING.

7.OnAugust12,2010,theAmendedStop-WorkOrderandOrder of Penalty

AssessmentwasservedbycertifiedmailonJODY L. GRIFFIS,D/B/AGRIFFISCUSTOM

FRAMING.Acopy of theAmendedStop-WorkOrderandOrder of PenaltyAssessmentis

attachedheretoas "Exhibit D"andincorporatedhereinbyreference.

8.OnJanuary19,2011,theDepartmentissueda4thAmendedOrder of Penalty

AssessmentinDivision of Workers' CompensationCaseNo. 1O-139-D1 toJODY L. GRIFFIS,

D/B/AGRIFFISCUSTOMFRAMING.The4thAmendedOrder of PenaltyAssessment

case.

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

BasedupontheFindings of Factadoptedherein,theDepartmentconcludesthat lODY L.

GRIFFIS,D/B/AGRIFFISCUSTOMFRAMINGviolatedthespecificstatutesandrulesalleged

intheStop-WorkOrderforSpecificWorksiteOnlyandOrder of PenaltyAssessment,the

AmendedOrder of PenaltyAssessment,theAmendedStop-WorkOrderandOrder of Penalty

Assessment,andthe4thAmendedOrder of PenaltyAssessment,andherebyadoptsthe

violation(s)chargedintheStop-WorkOrderforSpecificWorksiteOnlyandOrder of Penalty

Assessment,theAmendedOrderofPenaltyAssessment,theAmendedStop-WorkOrderand

Order of PenaltyAssessment,andthe4thAmendedOrder of PenaltyAssessment,asthe

Conclusions of Lawinthiscase.

PENALTY IMPOSED

TheNotice of VoluntaryDismissalandOrderClosingFile,takentogetherwiththe

Findings of FactandConclusions of Lawadoptedherein,constitutegroundsfortheChief

FinancialOfficertoimposethepenaltyassetforthherein.

ITISTHEREFOREORDEREDthat:

a. lODY L. GRIFFIS,D/B/AGRIFFISCUSTOMFRAMINGshallimmediately

paythetotalpenalty of $18,003.57,infull,totheDepartmentofFinancialServicesfor

depositintotheWorkers'CompensationAdministrationTrustFund;and

b. lODY L. GRIFFIS,D/B/AGRIFFISCUSTOMFRAMINGshallimmediately

ceaseallbusinessoperationsintheState of FloridauntilsuchtimeastheDepartment

issuesanorderreleasingtheAmendedStop-WorkOrderand-lthAmendedOrderof

PenaltyAssessment.TheDepartmentshallnotissueanOrderreleasingtheAmended

Stop-WorkOrderand4thAmendedOrder of PenaltyAssessmentuntil lODY L.

GRIFFIS,D/B/AGRIFFIS CUSTOM FRAMING hascomeintocompliancewiththe

coveragerequirements of Chapter440,FloridaStatutesandhaspaidatotalpenalty of

$18,003.57totheDepartment.

DONE AND ORDERED onthis c:n'Clay of ,2011.

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E. TannerHolloman

Director, Workers' Compensation

NOTICE OF RIGHTS

AnypartytotheseproceedingsadverselyaffectedbythisOrderisentitledtoseekreview

of thisOrderpursuanttoSection120.68,FloridaStatutes,andFloridaRuleofAppellate

Procedure9.110.ReviewproceedingsmustbeinstitutedbyfilingaNotice of AppealwithJulie

Jones,DFSAgencyClerk,Department of FinancialServices,Room612LarsonBuilding,200

EastGainesStreet,Tallahassee,Florida,32399-0390andacopy of theNotice of Appeal,acopy

of thisOrderandfilingfeewiththeappropriateDistrictCourt of Appealwithinthirty(30)days

of rendition of thisOrder.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY thatatrueandcorrectcopy of theforegoingwasfurnishedby u.s. Mail

toJody L. Griffis,17697NE19thLane,Starke, Florida 32091,onthis of

Paige hQ;maker ==

Florida BarNo.143022

Assistant GeneralCounsel

Department of FinancialServices

Division of LegalServices

200E.GainesStreet

Tallahassee, FL32399-4229

850413-1606

850413-1978 (fax)

COPIES FURNISHED TO:

Jody L. Griffis

17697NE19thLane

Starke,Florida32091

Lucio Cabrera

Division of Workers' Compensation

Bureau of Compliance

921N.DavisSt.,BuildingB,Suite250

Jacksonville, Florida 32209

Paige Shoemaker

Department of Financial Services

Division of LegalServices

200EastGainesStreet

Tallahassee,Florida 32399-4229