REMINDER — New Workers Compensation Insurance Employee Notice Requirements Effective January 1
AUSTIN, TX — State law requires Texas employers to notify employees if they carry workers’ compensation insurance. The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) recently adopted amendments to 28 Texas Administrative Code §110.101 (relating to Covered and Non-Covered Employer Notices to Employees) that includes new language that employers must use on or after January 1, 2013 when notifying employees of workers’ compensation insurance coverage. Workers’ compensation insurance coverage provides covered employees with income and medical benefits if they sustain a work-related injury or occupational illness.
Source: TCOR News