Adjusted Payroll Requirement for Seasonal Workers Goes Up 2.08%

The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has determined that the adjusted annual payroll requirement of an employer has increased by 2.08% over last year, Commissioner Ryan Brannan announced in a release. The annual payroll requirement increased to $54,229, more than $1,000 greater than last year’s figure of $53,124. The payroll requirement figure is based on the inflation rate calculated by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. It will be used during the year 2015 to apply against an agricultural employer’s year 2014 gross payroll and to determine whether a farm or r...