HI HB208

Reduces the default period for employer non-compliance with workers' compensation security requirements from 30 days to 14 days before the employer may be enjoined from conducting business in the State.

Expands the venues where circuit courts may issue injunctions against non-compliant employers to include courts where the violation occurred, in addition to the employer's principal place of business.

Authorizes the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to issue an order of wage payment violation when violations of wage payment requirements or related administrative rules are discovered and not corrected.

Establishes a 20-day appeal period for employers to challenge wage payment violation orders, with hearings before an appointed hearings officer and judicial review available under Chapter 91.

Creates a penalty of not less than $500 or $100 per violation (whichever is greater) for employers who fail to pay wages or violate wage payment requirements, with penalties deposited into the general fund.