Palm Construction Company of West Florida v. Department of Financial Services, Division etc.

In April 2013, the Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Com pensation (“Department”) issued a Stop-Work Order and an Amended Order of Penalty Assessment against Appellant, Palm Construction Company of West Florida, for failing to have workers’ compensation coverage, as required by chapter 440, Florida Statutes. Appellant sought an evi-dentiary administrative hearing pursuant to sections 120.569 and 120.57(1), Florida Statutes, and the Department referred the matter to the Division of Administrative Hearings (“DOAH”). But in July 2013, after Appellant failed to timely respond…