Regulatory Issues
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Amending Plain Language Notices
The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI-DWC) is accepting...
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Mileage Reimbursement Rate Set for Slight Decrease in 2017
Rule 134.110(d) requires carriers to reimburse injured employees for qualified travel based...
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Highlights from NCCI’s Workers’ Compensation 2016 Issues Report
“NCCI just released its Workers Compensation 2016 Issues Report: Fall Edition. It’s...
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DRI Offers Training for OSHA Drug Testing Rules
This summer the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published final rules...
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Division of Workers’ Compensation Centralizes Fraud Efforts
Since its establishment five months ago, the new in-house fraud unit at...
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Adjusted Gross Annual Payroll Requirement Determined
The Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) has determined, pursuant to the authority...
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OSHA Delays Drug Testing Rules
This summer the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published final rules...
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Labor Report Urges Study Of A Federal Role In State Workers’ Comp Laws
A "race to the bottom" in state workers' compensation laws has the...
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Proposed Revisions to EDI Forms 01, 02, and 03
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation announced September 1,...
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Copies of Designated Doctor Request Now Provided With Division Order
On September 1, 2016, the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) will begin...
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Division Cautions Parties Against Ex Parte Communications with Hearings Officials
Two senior regulators for the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s hearings department have...
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Discount Rate and Interest Rate Determined for July 1, 2016, through September 30, 2016
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation has determined, pursuant...
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