Texas Goes its Own Way, Rejects NCCI's Audit Noncompliance Penalty

The National Council on Compensation Insurance says 35 states have adopted its proposal to establish a penalty for employers that refuse to comply with payroll audits, but regulators in the Lone Star State say the proposal is "not reasonable for Texas." The Texas Department of Insurance late Wednesday announced that Insurance Commissioner David Mattax rejected the NCCI’s proposal to add “Item B-1429” to its Basic Manual, Forms Manual and Statistical Manual for Workers’ Compensation and Employer Liability Insurance. The proposal would have allowed carriers...