DWC Considers Relaxing Discipline of Non-Compliant Employers

Florida may give one more chance to employers with a history of falling behind on workers’ compensation premium payments. The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation is considering a rule change that would allow the Department of Financial Services, its parent agency, to rescind a stop-work order three times. Currently, DFS may rescind such orders twice. Stop-work orders are issued to employers when they fail to make payments on their workers’ compensation insurance policy. Another rule change under consideration would reduce the amount of payments employers must make af...