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fCORIDA nervtrt :aF Division of Workers, FLhIAI [AE SERVICES Compensation . _ ' Tom Gallagher, Chief Fnanciat officer . IMPORTANT WORKERS' COMPENSATION INFORMATION FOR CONTRACTORS . - - - . every employee. The contractor or does not have a valid workers' must notify the employee (easing compensation exemption; the Flo dda 1 ) A contractor or sub-contractor who company of tfie names of al the contractor must contact his or her is engaged in -the construction covered employees and any workers' compensation insurance industry and employs one or more additional employees that are carrier to update his or her policy to employees must have Florida working on a jobsite That may have include such subcontractor and any ricers' compensation insurance. been excluded from the employee persons that is employed or such rperate offcecs, to addition to leasing arrangement Any change limited liability company members, in Job dutiesperformed perfoed by the sole proprietors, partners, and employees must also be reported to , independent contractors engaged the employee leasing company, in the-construction Industry are 5 = t) The Florida Division of Workers' considered employees under ) Please see the reverse side of this flyer for information about obtainiCompensation is responsible for Florida's workers' compensation ng workers' compensation insurance enforchV employer'oompfiance law. However, a contractor or and for the eligibility requirements for -With the coverage requirements subcontractor who is engaged in a construction industry exemption, of the workers' compensation law. the constriction industry and is a Comprianoe investigators have corporate ,officer or.a member of a • • . . utlwdty to conduct on-site r -limitedffabilrty a Y can apply irfspeC ioru of job sites to ensure for and,obt* a -Valid construction i) Anoutofstate' cofitraotor ° . employe rcompriance. investigators industryexemption,,, workers' can also request an Must irtitrediately notify his or req employers compensation Insurance is still her. insurance company and, . business records. An employer required for the contractors or , or insurance agent that it has : must produce the required business subcontractors employees: employees that arerecords Within fixe business da ys engagirig. in work = of the dmsibrr's written request A contractor alfrequire any in Florida. subcontractor who sub-contracts 2 for.records, if the employer fails to work from a contractor to. provide ) out-of-state construction industry respond to the request within five Pr contractor who has employees business days, the division will . evidence of Florida workers' engaged in work in Florida, must issue a stop work orderupon:tiie compensation insurance. If either obtain a Florida workers' the sub-contractor has a valid ertirptoyer regtn[id9 the empibyerlo, exemption then the subcontractor a�rperuation insurance policy or eease .al twsiifessopera6ons hn,tfie an endorsement must be added to state.. hall also provide a Dopy of his or the oiitof state contractor s her certificate of, exemption to lureicy stop work order will also be that lists Florida In section 3.A, of the 2) A contractor. �l issued to any employer who is 3) A change in job duties performed to secure Florida Workers' performed3) A Florida construction contractor. compensation coverage but fails to by employees Oran irxxease in the engaged in work,in this state do so. A stop work order will also be amount of payroll of a business who contracts with ovt-of-state issued in cases where an employer must be reported to the Insurance contractors, must require proof of may have a workers' compensation company' a Florida workers' compensation Policy but understates or conceals 4) If a contractor has secured workers' c pole3' or an endorsement to the out- c Payroll, misrepresents or conceals compensation coverage for his or of-state contractor's policy that lists employee duties or fails to utilize her employees by entering into an Florida in section 3.A, of the policy. Florida's class codes and workers' employee leasing arrangement, If the out-of-state subcontractor compensation rates: the contractor must specifically does not provide proof a Florida = 3) In order for the division to release a identify coverage for each and workers' compensation policy or stop work order, an employer must Of an endorsement to the policy, provide evidence that is has come