State of Florida

Regulatory Analyst III

State of Florida

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Fort Walton Beach • Florida • United States

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Salary

💰 $48,000 - $88,982 per year

About the role

  • The Regulatory Analyst III (Workers’ Compensation Investigator) is responsible for conducting investigations for the purpose of ensuring employer compliance with the workers’ compensation coverage requirements.
  • Entering and inspecting any place of business at any reasonable time for purposes of investigating employer compliance.
  • Examining and copying business records.
  • Issuing, serving and enforcing stop-work orders, penalty assessment orders, and any other orders required under s. 440.107, Florida Statutes.
  • Conduct on-site inspections & complex investigations of various types of businesses to determine if the employer is failing to secure the payment of compensation, understating or concealing payroll, materially misrepresenting or concealing employee duties so as to avoid proper classification for premium calculations, or materially misrepresenting or concealing information pertinent to the computation and application of an experience rating (s. 440.07 F.S.).
  • Interview workers to determine their employment status and wages; issue, serve and enforce stop work orders, penalty assessment orders, and other related enforcement documents; create and maintain investigative case files in accordance with established procedures.
  • Timely enter case information in the Coverage and Compliance Automated System (CCAS); receive and process payments related to penalty assessment orders in accordance with the Division’s approved cash receipt procedures.
  • Serve as a witness in court and provide testimony for those cases in which the employer has challenged the Division’s enforcement actions.
  • Advise and educate employers of their rights, responsibilities and obligations under the workers’ compensation law.
  • Prepare and maintain statistical records including weekly activity/production statistics (i.e. Daily Activity Report & Vehicle Log).

Requirements

  • Four (4) years of investigative or regulatory experience is required.
  • A post-secondary degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for the required work experience.
  • This position requires the Investigator to spend approximately 75% of his/her time conducting on-site inspections and interacting with employers and employees in the field.
  • Licensed to operate a motor vehicle.
  • The ability to perform physical activities such as climbing stairs and/or walking on uneven/unlevel grounds (i.e. construction sites) in various outdoor weather conditions (i.e. temperatures below 40 degrees and above 90 degrees).
  • One (1) or more years of workers' compensation experience.
  • One (1) or more years of experience writing detailed chronological reports.
  • Two (2) or more years of experience conducting face-to-face fact-finding interviews.
  • Bi-lingual with the ability to fluently speak and write Spanish and English.
Benefits
  • The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace.
  • Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle.
  • Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.
  • VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.
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