Legal Issues
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AP Rules that ALJ Did Not Have Jurisdiction to Relitigate Disability Finding
The appeals panel has reversed a contested case hearing decision and order...
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AP Reverses Decision Denying SIBs Benefits
The appeals panel has reversed a contested case hearing decision and order...
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Now is the Time to Review Files for SIF Recovery in Multiple Employment Cases
The deadline to request reimbursement from the Subsequent Injury Fund of benefits...
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A Rare Reversal and Remand Based on the Appeals Panel’s Consideration of Newly Discovered Evidence
The Appeals Panel has reversed and remanded an ALJ’s determinations of MMI,...
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DWC Encourages Carriers to Extend Certain Preauthorizations
The Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation has encouraged carriers and URAs to extend...
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Court Holds: Claimant Failed to Name a Proper Party
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals has affirmed a decision that granted...
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Texas WC Commissioner and Staff Address COVID-19 Questions
Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation, Cassie Brown, hosted a Carrier Quarterly Meeting...
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Precedents: From Swine Flu to Blood Drives, the Compensability of Employer-Sponsored Needle Injuries (in Light of COVID-19)
Editor’s note: this article was originally published in January 2018. In light...
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AP Reverses ALJ who Sent Six Letters of Clarification to Two Designated Doctors
The appeals panel has reversed a contested case hearing decision and order...
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Division Warns Parties: MMI and IR Evaluations May not be Performed via Telemedicine
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has issued a pointed reminder to...
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DWC Requests Public Comments on Proposed COVID-19 Data Call
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has announced that it plans to...
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Carriers Should Report COVID-19 Claims Accurately
On March 13, 2020, in a memo to system stakeholders, the Commissioner...
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