Injury Reporting Requirements Need Clarification, Nonsubscribers Say

By Joey BerlinSouthern Bureau ChiefThe Texas Alliance of Nonsubscribers is asking the state Division of Workers’ Compensation for a rule amendment to more clearly define an “on-the-job” injury for the reporting purposes of businesses that don’t subscribe to workers’ compensation.In a letter to division General Counsel Dirk Johnson, the alliance recommended an amendment to the Texas Administrative Code in order to clarify the definition of an on-the-job injury for the purposes of nonsubscriber reporting requirements. The TAN letter came as the result of an informal...