The proposed rulemaking will conform rules with recent amendments to Chapter 440, Florida Statutes. The rulemaking addresses the number of days an employer has to comply with a written request from the Department to produce ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Division of Workers' Compensation

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

69L-6.012Notice of Election to be Exempt

69L-6.025Conditional Release of Stop-Work Order and Periodic Payment Agreement

69L-6.027Penalty Calculation Worksheet

69L-6.028Procedures for Imputing Payroll and Penalty Calculations

69L-6.029Employer Worksites

69L-6.030Penalties for Employers Currently in Compliance Previously Failing to Secure the Payment of Compensation

69L-6.032: Contractor Requirements For Obtaining Evidence That Subcontractors Possess Workers' Compensation Insurance or Otherwise Comply with Chapter 440, F.S.

69L-6.036: Online Workers’ Compensation Coverage and Compliance Tutorial for 15% Penalty Reduction

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed rulemaking will conform rules with recent amendments to Chapter 440, Florida Statutes. The rulemaking addresses the number of days an employer has to comply with a written request from the Department to produce required business records, amends the calculation of any applicable penalty and penalty credits, and creates a workers’ compensation coverage and compliance tutorial that allows an additional 15 percent penalty reduction for successfully completing the tutorial. The rulemaking also updates forms and makes other necessary updates.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Department powers to enforce employer compliance with workers’ compensation insurance coverage requirements, penalty calculation for noncompliance, and calculation of credits and penalty reductions.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 215.322, 440.05, 440.107, 440.591 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 215.322, 440.02, 440.05, 440.10, 440.107, 440.38 FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: November 16, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.

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Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Pamela Macon - telephone [phone], email [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Pamela Macon - telephone [phone], email [e-mail]. A copy of the proposed changes can be obtained from the Division’s website at: https://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/WC/noticesRules.htm.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.