Legal Issues
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TDI Commissioner Publishes Bulletin on UR Changes from SB 1742
The Texas Commissioner of Insurance has issued Commissioner’s Bulletin No. B-0008-19 relating...
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Claimant’s Fatal MVA was Not in the Course and Scope of his Employment
The Amarillo Court of Appeals has concluded that a trial court correctly...
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Court Renders Judgment for Employer in EL Gross Negligence Case
The Dallas Court of Appeals has concluded that an employer was not...
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DWC Creates New Form to Request Detailed Data for Carriers
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting public...
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Nine New Comp Bills Poised to Take Effect September 1st
September 1, 2019 is the effective date for many of the new...
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AP Reverses ALJ in Firefighter Presumption Case
The appeals panel has reversed an ALJ’s decision and order and rendered...
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AP Reverses ALJ who Added an Issue after the Close of the Hearing
The appeals panel has reversed an ALJ’s decision and order and rendered...
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Court Finds Claimant Entitled to LIBs
The Houston First Court of Appeals has concluded that an employee established...
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DWC Considering Draft Presumption Rules
The Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Cassie Brown, has proposed an informal working...
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Appeals Panel Holds that ALJ Failed to Address the Issues Raised by the Parties in Compensability Dispute; Remands Case
The appeals panel has reversed an ALJ’s decision and order and remanded...
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Annual Deadline for SIF Recovery in Multiple Employment Cases is Quickly Approaching
Did you know that you can pursue benefits paid due to multiple...
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Appeals Panel Finds Injury between Parking Lot and Work to be Noncompensable
The appeals panel has reversed an ALJ’s decision and order and rendered...
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