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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 440.54440.54 Violation of child labor law.—If the judge of compensation claims determines that an injured employee at the time of an accident is a minor employed, permitted, or suffered to work in violation of any of the provisions of the child labor laws of Florida, the employer shall, in addition to the normal compensation and death benefits provided by this chapter, pay such additional compensation as the judge of compensation claims may determine according to the circumstances of the case or the seriousness of the violation; however, the total compensation so payable shall not exceed double the amount otherwise payable under this chapter. The employer alone, and not the insurance carrier, shall be liable for the increased compensation or increased death benefits provided for by this section. Any provision in an insurance policy undertaking to protect an employer from such increased liability shall be void.History.—s. 18, ch. 18413, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 5966(54); s. 15, ch. 28241, 1953; ss. 17, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 26, ch. 75-209; s. 23, ch. 78-300; ss. 41, 124, ch. 79-40; s. 21, ch. 79-312; s. 43, ch. 89-289; s. 56, ch. 90-201; s. 52, ch. 91-1; s. 15, ch. 91-46.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 440.54
Total Results: 8
34 So. 2d 306, 160 Fla. 208, 1948 Fla. LEXIS 643
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 27, 1948 | Docket: 3268049
Cited 16 times | Published
predicated that part of the award appealed from on Section 440.54, Florida Statutes 1941, which in effect provides
73 So. 2d 287, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1527
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 18, 1954 | Docket: 322271
Cited 15 times | Published
representative, husband or wife, parents, * * *."
Section 440.54, Workmen's Compensation Act, relative to additional
72 So. 2d 817, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1462
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 21, 1954 | Docket: 456674
Cited 9 times | Published
of the interpretation given by this court to Section 440.54. The latter section (which provides for payment
66 So. 3d 1024, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 11170, 2011 WL 2752805
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 18, 2011 | Docket: 60301815
Cited 1 times | Published
compensation against the employer alone, pursuant to section 440.54, Florida Statutes *1027(2008), has not been
514 So. 2d 395, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2442, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 10687
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 20, 1987 | Docket: 64630450
Published
violations of the Child Labor Law and that under Section 440.54, Florida Statutes, the employer was individually
424 So. 2d 941, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 18433
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 5, 1983 | Docket: 64594528
Published
For instance, the penalty provided for in Section 440.54, Florida Statutes (1979) for the employment
74 So. 2d 893, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1186
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 8, 1954 | Docket: 64485985
Published
claim for double compensation as provided by Section 440.54, Florida Statutes 1941, F.S.A. The Florida
72 So. 2d 387, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1414
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 4, 1954 | Docket: 64485508
Published
of age, petitioner brought this suit under Section 440.54, Florida Statutes 1941, F.S.A., to recover