| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to workers' compensation; amending s. |
| 3 | 440.107, F.S.; revising penalties applicable to |
| 4 | employers who fail to secure the payment of workers' |
| 5 | compensation as required; providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (7) of section |
| 10 | 440.107, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 11 | 440.107 Department powers to enforce employer compliance |
| 12 | with coverage requirements.- |
| 13 | (7) |
| 14 | (d)1. In addition to any penalty, stop-work order, or |
| 15 | injunction, the department shall assess against any employer who |
| 16 | has failed to secure the payment of compensation as required by |
| 17 | this chapter a penalty equal to 2 1.5 times the amount the |
| 18 | employer would have paid in premium when applying approved |
| 19 | manual rates to the employer's payroll during periods for which |
| 20 | it failed to secure the payment of workers' compensation |
| 21 | required by this chapter within the preceding 1-year 3-year |
| 22 | period or $1,000, whichever is greater. |
| 23 | 2. Any subsequent violation within 5 years after the most |
| 24 | recent violation shall, in addition to the penalties set forth |
| 25 | in this subsection, be deemed a knowing act within the meaning |
| 26 | of s. 440.105. |
| 27 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012. |