Purpose


Section 440.185(4), F.S., authorizes the Department to approve informational brochures that carriers are required to mail to injured employees and employers. The brochures are required to set forth in clear and understandable language an explanation of the rights, benefits, procedures for obtaining benefits and assistance, criminal penalties, and obligations of injured workers and their employers under the Florida Workers’ Compensation Law. Section 440.185(4), F.S., requires the carrier to mail the Department approved informational brochure to the injured employee within three (3) days after being informed by the employer or employee of an injury. Carriers are also required to annually mail the Department approved informational brochures to employers. The proposed amendment will adopt the updated English and Spanish versions of the workers’ compensation informational brochures that carriers are required to mail to employers and injured employees.