Workers' Compensation
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State of Florida, Department of Labor and Employment Security v. Summit Consulting, Inc.
594 So.2d 862, 17 FLW 656
Appellee filed for declaratory and injunctive relief in Polk County, Florida seeking a determination that the procedures for the assessment of penalties by the Department of Labor and Employment Security were unconstitutional. Court determined that proper venue for such a cause of action is in Tallahassee. Absent waiver or exception in civil actions brought against the state, its agencies or subdivisions, venue properly lies in Tallahassee. A waiver of the state's general venue privilege occurs where a real and imminent deprivation of the claimant's constitutional rights can be shown. The procedure set forth in Chapter 440 for the levying of penalties did not deprive the appellee of its constitutional rights since the procedure for the assessment of penalties provides notice and opportunity to contest the assessment.