Texas Nonsubscribers And Responsible Nonsubscription

11/30/2011 -- EMPLOYERS LIABLE FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER CELL PHONE USE UNDER NEW FEDERAL REG'S
EmployerBrief - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced a final rule specifically prohibiting interstate truck and bus drivers from using hand-held cell phones while operating their vehicles. Businesses are subject to a penalty of $11,000 for allowing their drivers to use hand-held cell phones while driving.

11/30/2011 -- THE BEST STATES FOR JOBS
Forbes - Texas leads the way when it comes to states that will add the most jobs over the next five years on a percentage basis. Total employment in Texas is forecasted to expand 2.9% annually through 2015 according to research firm Moody’s Analytics. That represents 1.6 million new net jobs for the state over five years.

11/30/2011 -- CALIFORNIA TO BUSINESS: GET OUT!
Wall Street Journal - CKE has stopped opening restaurants in California, where the process can take up to two years because of regulations, and plans to open 300 in Texas, where a new place can debut in just six weeks. Because those two years are spent on expensive administrative work—everything from negotiating permits to filing planning documents—it can cost $200,000 more to open a restaurant in California than in Texas.

11/30/2011 -- THE EEOC RECEIVED A RECORD NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CHARGES IN 2011
EmployerBrief - The EEOC received a record 99,947 charges of discrimination in fiscal year 2011, which ended Sept. 30, the highest number of charges in the agency’s 46-year history.

11/30/2011 -- ONLY IN AMERICA: GET HIGH, GET MAULED BY A BEAR, GET WORKERS' COMP
The Week - The Montana Supreme Court this week decided that a nature park worker who was mauled by a grizzly bear in 2007 should get workers' compensation even though he was high on marijuana at the time.

01/25/2012 -- REQUIRED OSHA SUMMARY MUST BE POSTED BY FEBRUARY 1
Employers must post OSHA's Form 300A-Summary of Job-Related Injuries and Illnesses by February 1, 2012.

04/11/2011 -- HUNDREDS ATTEND TXANS 21st ANNUAL NONSUBSCRIBER CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION™
TXANS 21st Annual Nonsubscriber Conference & Exhibition continued its successful reign bringing hundreds of Texas nonsubscribers together for two days of informative programs, idea sharing and valuable networking.

02/11/2011 -- OSHA ANNUAL SUMMARY AND REVISED NONSUBSCRIBER FORMS
February 1st is the deadline for a couple of filing requirements that relate to your nonsubscriber injury benefit program.

01/14/2011 -- TEXAS LEGISLATURE CONVENES
The 82nd Legislature convened at noon today in Austin and as lawmakers gear up for the 140 day legislative session, growing transportation needs, immigration, redistricting and huge shortfalls in the state budget should prove to be some of the more pressing issues. State Comptroller Susan Combs released preliminary numbers this week estimating a budget deficit of at least $27 billion dollars.

10/02/2010 -- TXANS INTRODUCES VIRTUAL LEARNING PROGRAMS
Issues that impact the workplace continue to grow at a record pace amidst rising travel costs, limited travel budgets and increased time restraints. To help TXANS members satisfy their thirst for education while addressing the need to conserve costs, TXANS is introducing a new series of Virtual Learning programs that will offer the same quality content but without the added costs and time expenditures associated with traditional meetings.