Legal Issues
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CoVID-19 and Telemedicine Highlight Quarterly Carrier Meeting
Senior regulators from the Division of Workers’ Compensation described their initial impressions...
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Division to Move Forward with PBO
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation will go forward...
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Insurance Commissioner Sullivan to Step Down
Texas Commissioner of Insurance Kent Sullivan has announced that he intends to...
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Precedents: Motels, Diners and Dives
Boston Red Sox left-handed pitcher, Martin Perez, is not having a bad...
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DWC Plans Several Regulatory Changes
In a series of regulatory decisions, the Texas Department of Insurance, Division...
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Court Allows Employee’s Attempted Sexual Assault Claim against Employer to Proceed to Trial
The Dallas Court of Appeals has concluded that fact questions exist to...
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Precedents: It’s Nuts! Co-Employment Liability and Defenses
Jesse Robles was employed by a staffing company. He was assigned to...
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DWC Proposes New Travel Reimbursement Form
The Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting public comments on a proposed...
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AP Concludes that Coming & Going Case is Not Compensable: Reverses ALJ
The appeals panel has reversed a contested case hearing decision and order...
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Investigation Primer: Questioning the Evasive Witness
Taking an effective witness statement is an acquired skill. But there is...
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Precedents: Mystic Causation
It is the summer of 1975, and three blue-collar Boston kids’ lives...
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DWC Research Analyzes Key Texas Return to Work Outcomes
A key report that examines return to work outcomes for injured employees...
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