TDI Approves NCCI Filing on Excluding Furloughed Employees From Payroll

Employees who have been furloughed but were paid during the coronavirus pandemic shutdown should be excluded from payroll calculations, the Texas Insurance Commissioner said this week. The commissioner announced that he has approved changes to the National Council on Compensation Insurance manuals related to the pandemic, which recommended in April that furloughed workers not be counted on payroll and premiums. The Department of Insurance received no comments or hearing requests regarding the changes and announced the final approval on Tuesday. The changes will apply to new, renewal an...