Researcher: Comp 'Opt-Out' Works in Texas, May Work Elsewhere

By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefAllowing businesses to opt out of workers’ compensation and become “nonsubscribers” has worked in Texas, could work in Oklahoma and is likely to be considered in other states, workers’ compensation consultant Peter Rousmaniere told a national conference in Las Vegas, Nev., on last week.Rousmaniere, a columnist and author on workers’ compensation issues, previewed a 100-page analysis and research report on “The Texas Experience and the Oklahoma Proposal” at the National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conferenc...