Texas Workers' Compensation

A Texas employer that elects NOT to obtain workers' compensation insurance coverage must:

Answer

Notify the division in writing that it elects not to obtain coverage

'An employer who does not obtain workers' compensation insurance coverage shall notify the division in writing, in the time and as prescribed by commissioner rule, that the employer elects not to obtain coverage.'

Source: Tex. Labor Code §406.004(a)

Not the answer

  • Do nothing; no notice is required
  • Buy coverage from a state fund instead
  • Post a surety bond with the Commissioner

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