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DWC Announces Update to Insurance Carrier Scorecards
On February 2, 2024, Ms. Tammy Campion, Deputy Commissioner for Business Process,...
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DWC Requests Comments on Accident Prevention Services Rule Changes
Ms. Kara Mace, DWC General Counsel, announced on February 15, 2024 that...
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Appellate Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker’s Retaliation Claim
In Bernardino Frausto v. RC Industries, LLC, No. 13-23-00194-CV, January 11, 2024,...
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DWC Publishes 2024 Insurance Carrier Performance Based Oversight Assessment Plan
DWC has published the 2024 Insurance Carrier Performance Based Oversight Assessment Plan....
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Insurance Carrier Quarterly Meeting
The Division of Workers’ Compensation held its quarterly meeting on January 10,...
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APD Affirms that 10% UE Impairment for Distal Clavicle Excision is Not “Automatic”
We find that some ALJs continue to believe, erroneously, that if a...
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DWC Research Group Releases Health Care Cost and Utilization Report
The Workers' Compensation Research and Evaluation Group released a new report on...
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DWC Creates New Form – And Potential Trap – in Conjunction with DWC-32 Changes
In May 2023, the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) introduced new “Request...
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DWC’s New Deputy Commissioner for Operations and External Relations
Texas Workers' Compensation Commissioner Jeff Nelson has announced the appointment of Matthew...
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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 Proposes DD and RME Billing and Reimbursement Rule Changes
DWC proposes amendments to Chapter 133 (General Medical Provisions) and Chapter 134...
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New Death Benefits Rule is Now Effective
On December 28, 2023, new DWC Rule 124.8 became effective. Titled “Receipt,...
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