DWC Announces adopted Amendments to Penalty Calculation Rules

The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation has announced that it has adopted amendments to three rule sections in the Florida Administrative Code. According to the division, an adopted amendment to Rule 69L-6.027 revises the division’s penalty calculation worksheet used to calculate penalties against employers, to provide the premium credit for the initial payment of premium made to secure coverage against an assessed penalty and to adjust the penalty look-back period and the penalty multiplier to conform to changes in the Florida Statutes. The division adopted an amendment to...