Workers Comp Insurance
Statewide Insurance of Florida Workers Comp Insurance – Employers conducting work in the State of Florida are required to provide workers compensation insurance for their employees. Specific employer coverage requirements are based on the type of industry, number of employees and entity organization. To determine your workers compensation insurance coverage requirements for a specific employer, the following information is provided by the Bureau of Compliance.
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Construction Industry – One (1) or more employees, including the owner of the business who are corporate officers or Limited Liability Company (LLC) members.
Non-Construction Industry – Four (4) or more employees, including business owners who are corporate officers or Limited Liability Company (LLC) members.
(Please note: Non-construction industry Sole Proprietors or partners in a Partnership are not employees unless they want to be included on the business’ Workers’ Compensation Insurance policy and file a form with the Division of Workers’ Compensation).
Agricultural Industry – Six (6) regular employees and/or twelve (12) seasonal workers who work more than 30 days during a season but no more than a total of 45 days in a calendar year.
Out of State Employers must notify their insurance carrier that they are working in Florida. If there is no insurance, the out of state employer is required to obtain a Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance policy with a Florida approved insurance carrier which meets the requirements of Florida law and the Florida Insurance Code. (An Extraterritorial Reciprocity clause in the home state’s statute allows some out of state Employers to work in Florida temporarily using their home state’s Workers’ Compensation insurance policy).
Contractors are required to make certain that all sub-contractors have the required Workers’ Compensation Insurance before they begin work on a project. To see the documentation that is required from a sub-contractor.
