Amendment
Bill No. 2268
Amendment No. 149439
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative Clarke offered the following:
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3     Amendment to Amendment (832931) (with directory and title
4amendments)
5On line(s) 1086, insert:
6     Section 41.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section
7440.107, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
8     440.107  Department powers to enforce employer compliance
9with coverage requirements.--
10     (7)(a)  Whenever the department determines that an employer
11who is required to secure the payment to his or her employees of
12the compensation provided for by this chapter has failed to
13secure the payment of workers' compensation required by this
14chapter or to produce the required business records under
15subsection (5) within 5 business days after receipt of the
16written request of the department, such failure shall be deemed
17an immediate serious danger to public health, safety, or welfare
18sufficient to justify service by the department of a stop-work
19order on the employer, requiring the cessation of all business
20operations. If the department makes such a determination, the
21department shall issue a stop-work order within 72 hours. The
22order shall take effect when served upon the employer or, for a
23particular employer work site, when served at that work site. In
24addition to serving a stop-work order at a particular work site
25which shall be effective immediately, the department shall
26immediately proceed with service upon the employer which shall
27be effective upon all employer work sites in the state for which
28the employer is not in compliance. A stop-work order may be
29served with regard to an employer's work site by posting a copy
30of the stop-work order in a conspicuous location at the work
31site. The order shall remain in effect until the department
32issues an order releasing the stop-work order upon a finding
33that the employer has come into compliance with the coverage
34requirements of this chapter and has paid any penalty assessed
35under this section. The department may issue an order of
36conditional release from a stop-work order to an employer upon a
37finding that the employer has complied with coverage
38requirements of this chapter and has agreed to remit periodic
39payments of the penalty pursuant to a payment agreement schedule
40with the department. If an order of conditional release is
41issued, failure by the employer to meet any term or condition of
42such penalty payment agreement shall result in the immediate
43reinstatement of the stop-work order and the entire unpaid
44balance of the penalty shall become immediately due. The
45department may require an employer who is found to have failed
46to comply with the coverage requirements of s. 440.38 to file
47with the department, as a condition of release from a stop-work
48order, periodic reports for a probationary period that shall not
49exceed 2 years that demonstrate the employer's continued
50compliance with this chapter. The department shall by rule
51specify the reports required and the time for filing under this
52subsection.
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56drug test under certain circumstances; amending s. 440.107,
57F.S.; authorizing the department to issue an order of
58conditional release from a stop-work order if an employer
59complies with coverage requirements and a penalty payment
60agreement; amending ss. 440.05,


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