Legal Issues
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Extent of Injury Evidence: A Primer
The issue of extent of injury lies at the heart of many...
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Steve Tipton to Argue Medical Review Case in Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court will hear arguments October 27, 2020 in a...
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Air Ambulance: Comparing the Texas Supreme Court and 10th Circuit Opinions
Thomas A. Robinson, at The Workcomp Writer, has done a deep dive...
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Navigating the Intentional Injury Exception to Exclusive Remedy
When is the last time that you saw the bats stream down...
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Finality and Unadoptable Certifications—Exception to Section 408.123(e) Applied
The Appeals Panel has reversed a decision involving an exception to the...
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DWC Posts New Interest Rate (Third Quarter 2020)
Division of Workers’ Compensation has announced the interest rate and discount rate...
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Non-Subscriber can be Sued after Employee Killed by Bull
The Texas Supreme Court ruled June 12, 2020, that the Farm Animals...
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DWC Corrects PLN-3b Error
In February 2020, the Division made changes to its PLN-3b. (Notice of...
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Filing PLN Notices with the Division
Earlier this year the Division modified its plain language notices to show...
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OSHA Compliant Contact Tracing may Inform WC Investigations and Evaluation of Compensability
Recently published guidance from OSHA has clarified that “employers should be taking...
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DWC Proposes Amendments to Death Benefits Rule
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is accepting...
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WC Commissioner Issues Mandatory COVID-19 Data Call
On June 2, 2020, the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation issued a...
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