Fla. Admin. Code R. 69L-6.031 (2026)
Stop-Work Orders in Effect Against Successor Corporations or Business Entities
(1) Under Section 440.107(7)(b), F.S., Stop-Work Orders or Orders of Penalty Assessment issued against a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or sole proprietorship shall be in effect against any successor corporation or business entity that has one or more of the same principals, limited liability company members, or officers as the predecessor corporation or business entity against which the Stop-Work Order was issued and are engaged in the same or equivalent trade or activity.
(a) For employers engaged in the construction industry, a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or sole proprietorship and the successor corporation or business entity that has been issued a Stop-Work Order or Order of Penalty Assessment, are engaged in the same or equivalent trade or activity if they each perform or have performed business operations that include operations described in at least one classification code listed in Rule 69L-6.021, F.A.C.
(b) For employers engaged in the non-construction industry, a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or sole proprietorship and the successor corporation or business entity that has been issued a Stop-Work Order or Order of Penalty Assessment, are engaged in the same or equivalent trade or activity if they each perform or have performed business operations that include operations described in at least one classification code that is in the manufacturing, goods and services, or the office and clerical industry group listed in subsection (6) of this rule.
(c) For employers that perform business operations described by one of the classification codes in the miscellaneous industry groups listed in subsection (6) of this rule, a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or sole proprietorship and the successor corporation or business entity that has been issued a Stop-Work Order or Order of Penalty Assessment, are engaged in the same or equivalent trade or activity if they each perform or have performed the same business operation described in one of the classification codes contained in the miscellaneous industry groups.
(2) A Stop-Work Order or Order of Penalty Assessment issued against a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or sole proprietorship becomes effective against a successor corporation or business entity that has one or more of the same principals, directors, officers, limited liability company members, partners, or shareholders with a 10% or greater interest, including any “affiliated person” as defined in Section 440.05(15), F.S., in common with the predecessor corporation or business entity against which the original Stop-Work Order or Order of Penalty Assessment was issued and is engaged in the same or equivalent trade or activity, through service on the successor corporation or business entity of an order applying a Stop-Work Order or Order of Penalty Assessment to successor corporation or business entity. The order applying a Stop-Work Order or Order of Penalty Assessment to successor corporation or business entity remains in effect until withdrawn by the Department.
(3) In the event one of the following three criteria is satisfied, the Department will withdraw an order applying a Stop-Work Order or Order of Penalty Assessment:
(a) The Department must have released the Stop-Work Order or Order of Penalty Assessment in effect against the predecessor corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or sole proprietorship that has one or more of the same principals, officers, directors, limited liability company members, partners, or shareholders with a 10% or greater interest, in common with the successor corporation or business entity.
(b) The principal, officer, director, limited liability company member, partner, or a shareholder with a 10% or greater interest in the successor corporation or business entity against which the Stop-Work Order or Order of Penalty Assessment has been served, must formally disassociate himself or herself from the predecessor corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or sole proprietorship by providing the Department with the following:
1. Records obtained from the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, indicating that no person or entity affiliated with the successor corporation or business entity holds any position as an officer, director, limited liability company member, or shareholder with a 10% or greater interest in the predecessor corporation or business entity.
2. A written statement from the current management of the predecessor corporation or business entity affirmatively acknowledging that no person affiliated with the successor corporation or business entity is engaged in any policy or decision-making capacity with the predecessor corporation or business entity.
3. Copies of the successor corporation or business entity’s business records for review by the Department.
(c) The successor corporation or business entity and the predecessor corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or sole proprietorship that has been issued a Stop-Work Order or Order of Penalty Assessment, must no longer be engaged in the same or equivalent trade or activity, as determined by the Department, pursuant to the codes from subsection (6) of this rule.
(4) An order applying a Stop-Work Order or Order of Penalty Assessment shall take effect when served upon the employer or, for a particular worksite, when served at that worksite.
(5) Under Section 440.107(7)(c), F.S., the Department shall assess a penalty of $1,000 per day against an employer for each day that the employer conducts business operations in violation of an order a applying a Stop-Work Order or Order of Penalty Assessment.
(6) List of class codes, descriptions, and industry groups. A complete description of class codes is contained in the SCOPES® Manual Classifications (October 2005) published by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) and is available for viewing through the Division of Workers’ Compensation, Bureau of Compliance, 1579 Summit Lake Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32317 or a copy is available, for a fee, by calling NCCI at 1(800)622-4123. The SCOPES® list of codes, descriptions and industry groups is as follows:
(a) Industry Group: Manufacturing
(b) Industry Group: Contracting
(c) Industry Group: Office & Clerical
(d) Industry Group: Goods & Services
(e) Industry Group: Miscellaneous
Rulemaking Authority 440.107(9), 440.591 FS. Law Implemented 440.107(7)(b) FS. History–New 10-29-06, Amended 1-30-14.
Effective: 1/30/2014.