Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Amendments to 69L-6.015 and 69L-6.025

The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers' Compensation has adopted the following rules with an effective date of September 6, 2015:

69L-6.015 - Record Maintenance and Production Requirements for Employers
69L-6.025 - Conditional Release of Stop-Work Order and Periodic Payment Agreement

These rules are amended to conform to applicable provisions of Section 440.107, F.S., as revised under Chapter No. 2014-109, Laws of Florida.  Rule 69L-6.015, F.A.C., reduces the business record retention period requirements for employers under Florida's Workers' Compensation law to a period consisting of an employer's two, rather than three, years of employment activity.  Rule 69L-6.025, F.A.C., modifies the terms and conditions under which the Department's Division of Workers' Compensation is authorized to issue an Agreed Order of Conditional Release from Stop-Work Order to employers who violate Chapter 440, F.S., as well as the circumstances under which such orders will be reinstated and rescinded. The proposed rule also incorporates a new form, and revises existing forms.