FILED

MAR0320 .

Chief Flnanclal

Docketed by:

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

JEFF ATWATER

STATE OF FLORIDA

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Petitioner,

V.

DOAH CASE NO.: 16-3216 DWC CASE NO.: 14-166-D1-WC

G AND F RENOVATIONS, INC.,

Respondent.

FINAL ORDER

THIS CAUSE came for consideration and final agency action on the Recommended Order issued on December 6, 2016. The Recommended Order finds the request for hearing was not timely filed, and that there are no facts which support equitable tolling. No exceptions were filed. After review of the record, including testimony and admitted exhibits, and being otherwise fully apprised in all material premises, the administrative law judge ' s findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation are adopted in full.

Accordingly, a $353, 106.42 penalty is imposed against G and F Renovations, Inc., for its failure to secure workers' compensation coverage as provided in the Amended Order of Penalty

Filed December 15, 2017 9:31 AM Division of Administrative Hearings

Assessment. Respondent must remit payment of the penalty to the Department or execute a payment agreement with the Department to pay the penalty by installments.

DONE and ORDERED this 3 r d day of f i i , 2017.

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NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL

A party adversely affected by this final order may seek judicial review as provided in section 120.68, Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.190. Judicial review is initiated by filing a notice of appeal with the Agency Clerk, and a copy of the notice of appeal, accompanied by the filing fee, with the appropriate district court of appeal. The notice of appeal must conform to the requirements of Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.110(d), and must be filed (i.e., received by the Agency Clerk) within thirty days of rendition of this final order.

Filing with the Department's Agency Clerk may be accomplished via U.S. Mail, express overnight delivery, hand delivery, facsimile transmission, or electronic mail. The address for overnight delivery or hand delivery is Julie Jones, DFS Agency Clerk, Department of Financial Services, 612 Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0390. The facsimile number is (850) 488-0697. The email address is Julie.Jones@myfloridacfo.com.

Copies furnished to:

G and F Renovations, Inc., Respondent G and F Renovations, Inc., Respondent c/o Stephen E. Hall c/o Stephen E. Hall

1572 Shadow Moss Cir. 312 North Star Ct

Lake Mary, FL 32746 Sanford, FL 32771

Pedro Malaret, Esq. Kelli B. Hastings, Esq.

Attorney for Respondent Attorney for Respondent

Malaret Law Firm, PLC Law Office of Kelli B. Hastings, PLLC

732 N. Thornton Ave. 4005 N. Orange Blossom Tr.

Orlando, FL 32803 Orlando, FL 32804

Michael Joseph Gordon, Esq. Attorney for the Department Department of Financial Services 200 E. Gaines St.

Tallahassee, FL 32399-4229

Docket for Case No: 16-003216

Orders for Case No: 16-003216