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DWC Announces Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting
DWC will host a quarterly stakeholder meeting for insurance carriers and health...
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DWC Amends Rule Pertinent to Telemedicine and Telehealth Services
DWC has adopted amendments to Rule 133.30, effective February 25, 2025, that...
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DWC Adopts Rule 131.5 Pertinent to LIBs
Sec. 408.162 of the Workers’ Compensation Act provides that “[i]f a subsequent...
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Meet FOL’s Newest Attorney
FOL is excited to announce that Tyler Hoellwarth has obtained his Texas...
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DWC Adopts Rule on Verification of Lifetime Income Benefits (LIBs) Recipient Information by the Subsequent Injury Fund (SIF)
On February 3, 2025, DWC General Counsel Kara Mace announced that DWC...
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DWC Issues Call for Presenters at the 2025 DWC Conference
DWC has announced that the 2025 Texas Workers’ Compensation Conference will take...
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New Discount Interest Rate Set
DWC has determined that any interest or discount provided for in the...
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New DWC Form 32 – Request for Designated Doctor – Practice Pointers
DWC implemented the new Form 32 for requesting designated doctors in late...
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Calculating AWW when Claimant Worked Less than 13 Weeks Prior to the Injury
If the claimant worked fewer than 13 weeks pre-injury, when it is...
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2025 Legislative Session – Dates and Analysis of Prefiled Bills
The 89th Texas legislative session convenes at 12:00 noon CST on January...
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DWC Provides its Biennial Report to the Texas Legislature
In November 2024, DWC provided its biennial report to the 89th (2025)...
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Appeals Panel Emphasizes Importance of the Mechanism of Injury
In APD 241147, decided September 30, 2024, the Appeals Panel reversed and...
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