Purpose


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.