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DWC Announces Proposed Rules on Designated Doctor Procedures and Lifetime Income Benefits to Implement House Bill 2468
On May 31, 2024, Kara Mace, DWC general counsel, announced that DWC...
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DWC Announces Draft New and Revised Forms
On May 31, 2024 DWC announced it was accepting public comments on...
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Important New Court of Appeals Decision on School District Immunity
In Conroe ISD v. Osuna, No. 09-22-00424-CV (Tex. App. Beaumont – May...
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Houston Court of Appeals Upholds WC Exclusive Remedy Defense
In a case stemming from a 2019 fire and explosion at ExxonMobil’s...
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DWC Announces Rule Adoption on Medical Billing Complaints
Kara Mace, DWC General Counsel, announced on May 9, 2024 that DWC...
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Texas Supreme Court Denies Petition for Review in Important Governmental Immunity Case
Texas Political Subdivisions Joint Self-Insurance Fund v. TDI-DWC, 03-22-00241-CV (Tex. 2024). On...
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Getting the Treating Doctor to Address Work Status
You very likely come across the scenario where a treating doctor has...
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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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DWC Announces Next Virtual Carrier Quarterly Meeting
The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) holds quarterly stakeholder meetings for insurance...
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Important new Court of Appeals Decision on Retaliatory Discharge and WC
BERNARDINO FRAUSTO, Appellant, v. RC INDUSTRIES, LLC., Appellee, No. 13-23-00194-CV (Tex. App....
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Court of Appeals Rejects Division’s Interpretation of Chapter 607
In a landmark decision obtained by Flahive, Ogden & Latson attorneys, the...
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DWC Adopts Designated Doctor Billing and Reimbursement Rule Changes
DWC has adopted new and amended rules in Chapter 133 (General Medical...
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