18531673, 69L-6.015 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 18531673

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Division:

Division of Workers' Compensation

Chapter:

WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMPLIANCE

Overview

RULE:

69L-6.015	Record Maintenance and Production Requirements for Employers
69L-6.027	Penalty Calculation Worksheet

PURPOSE:

Rules 69L-6.015 and 69L-6.027, F.A.C., are updated to incorporate recent legislative changes to subsections 440.05(10) and 440.107(7), F.S., made by Chapter 2016-56, Laws of Florida.

SUMMARY:

Chapter 2016-56, Laws of Florida, amended subsection 440.05(10), F.S., to delete the requirement that any corporation with exempt officers engaged in the construction industry must maintain written statements of those exempted persons acknowledging each such individual’s exempt status. The proposed amendment to Rule 69L-6.015, F.A.C., will also delete this requirement from the rule. Chapter 2016-56, Laws of Florida, also included legislative changes to the penalty requirements in subsection 440.107(7), F.S. The changes include: (i) a 25% penalty reduction for non-compliant employers who have not previously been issued a stop-work order or penalty assessment order and who timely provide requested business records; and (ii) a reduction of the imputed payroll multiplier from twice the statewide average weekly wage to the pre-2014 level of one and one-half times the statewide average weekly wage. The proposed amendment to Rule 69L-6.027, F.A.C., will incorporate these changes on the Penalty Calculation Worksheet.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

440.05(10), 440.107(5), 440.107(9), 440.591, FS.

LAW:

440.05(10), 440.107(3), 440.107(5), 440.107(7), FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

1/25/2017 Vol. 43/16

COMMENTS:

From 1/25/2017 To 2/15/2017 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-05165 DFS-F4-1595

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