Section 440.40, F.S., requires every employer who has secured workers' compensation insurance to post in its place of business a workers' compensation notice and an anti-fraud reward program notice. Section 440.40, F.S., ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Division of Workers' Compensation

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

69L-6.007Compensation Notice

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Section 440.40, F.S., requires every employer who has secured workers' compensation insurance to post in its place of business a workers' compensation notice and an anti-fraud reward program notice. Section 440.40, F.S., also authorizes the Department, by rule, to prescribe the form of the notices and to require carriers to provide the notices to policyholders. Rule 69L-6.007, F.A.C., currently requires carriers to furnish employers with a compensation notice, commonly referred to as the "broken arm poster," and incorporates the English version of the anti-fraud reward program notice. The rule is being amended to allow the compensation notice to be electronically sent to the employer; reduce the required size of the compensation notice to 8½ inches by 11 inches; and allow the compensation notice to be posted separately or as a part of a Florida and federal labor law poster. The amendments will also incorporate the Spanish version of the anti-fraud reward program notice form by reference and add the required Department of State link and the Division of Workers’ Compensation website addresses for obtaining both versions of the compensation notices and the anti-fraud reward program notices.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Compensation notice and anti-fraud reward program notice.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 440.40, 440.591 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 440.40 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: August 3, 2021 at 9:30 A.M.

PLACE: 1579 Summit Lake Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32317

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 at [phone] or [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, Chief, Bureau of Compliance, 1579 Summit Lake Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32317, [phone], [e-mail]. A copy of the proposed rule is also available at: https://www.myfloridacfo.com/division/generalcounsel/rulemaking-workshops-and-hearings.

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