A Notice of Proposed Rule was published for Rule 69L-6.025,
Florida Administrative Code. The notice provides that if requested in
writing, a Rule Hearing will be held on Thursday, May 17th, at 9:30 A.M.,
eastern time, at 2012 Capital Circle, SE, Room 102, Hartman Building, in
Tallahassee, Florida.
The proposed amendment to paragraph 69L-6.025(4)(b), F.A.C.,
will allow employers an additional opportunity to remain compliant with their
payment agreement schedules by increasing the number of times the Department
will rescind an Order Reinstating Stop-Work Order from two to three in any one
case. The proposed amendment to subsection 69L-6.025(7), F.A.C., will
allow employers who have made at least three monthly payments of the agreed
amount to enter into a new payment agreement in lieu of making six monthly
payments. Reducing the number of payments required from six to three will
shorten the timeframe for entering into a new payment agreement. The
proposed amendment also clarifies that these payments must be based on the
employer’s current payment agreement schedule. The proposed amendment to
subsection 69L-6.025(8), F.A.C., further clarifies that the Department will
only enter into one payment agreement for the recently served penalty. This
verifies that the employer can only have one payment agreement and it must be
based on the last served penalty. The proposed amendment to subsection
69L-6.025(10), F.A.C., will require employers who have been issued a Stop-Work
Order or Order of Penalty Assessment to provide address changes to the
Department.
The official Notice of Proposed Rule appeared in Volume 44,
Number 78 of the Florida Administrative Register, published on April 20, 2018.
If you have questions about the contents of this notice, please contact Pam
Macon, Chief, Bureau of Compliance, Division of Workers' Compensation at (850)
413-1708 or Pamela.Macon@myfloridacfo.com.
A copy of the Notice of
Proposed Rule may be found at https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleNo.asp?id=69L-6.025
