Non-Subscribers Late on Filing Forms Receive Three-Month Grace Period

Employers without workers’ compensation coverage can file overdue but mandatory reports to the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation without penalty during a three-month grace period announced Thursday. Non-subscribers are required to notify the agency annually of their decision not to obtain coverage by submitting DWC Form-005, Employer Notice of No Coverage or Termination of Coverage. Those employers also must report on every workplace fatality, on-the-job injury and occupational illness resulting in more than one day of lost time by submitting DWC Form-007, Employer’s ...