A Notice of Development of Rulemaking (www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/WC/pdf/69L-6.015-.027-Rule-Development-Notice-2016-Nov-22.doc) was published for proposed Rules 69L-6.015 and 69L-6.027, both for the Florida Administrative Code.
The notice provides that if requested in writing, a Rule Workshop will be held on Monday, December 19, 2016, at 9:30 A.M., eastern time, at 2012 Capital Circle, SE, Room 102, Hartman Building, in Tallahassee, Florida.
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.
The official Notice of Development of Rulemaking (www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/WC/pdf/69L-6.015-.027-Rule-Development-Notice-2016-Nov-22.doc) appeared in Volume 42, Number 232 of the Florida Administrative Register, published on December 1, 2016.
