Division Proposes Changes to Rule on Payroll Calculations for Non-Compliance Penalties

Monday, May 16, 2016 | 0

The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation is proposing rule changes to clarify how it will calculate imputed payroll to calculate penalties when it cites employers for failing to provide workers' compensation coverage, according to a notice posted in Friday's Administrative Register.

The division proposes a change to Rule 69L-6.028 to clarify time periods of employer non-compliance for the purposes of calculating penalties, according to the notice. The rules change also provides that the Department of Financial Servies may impute an employer's payroll 10 business days after the employer receives a request by the department to produce business records.

A proposed change to Rule 69L-6.035 defines renumeration to employees, adding language to address the validation of expense reimbursements, renumeration occurring on the day a stop-work order is issued, and employee classification code assignments to be used when calculating payroll.

The division has scheduled a public hearing on the proposed changes for 2 p.m. June 7 in Room 102 of the Hartman Building, 2012 Capital Circle SE, Tallahassee.

The notice is on page 2131 of the Administrative Register, which is here.