Regulatory Issues
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DWC Continues Move to Adopt IAIABC Release 3.1 Claims Reporting Standards
The Division of Workers’ Compensation is taking further steps toward the adoption...
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DWC Plans Major Revisions to Notices and Forms
The Division of Workers’ Compensation announced this week that it intends to...
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DWC Announces Plans for HQ Relocation and Resumption of In-Person Hearings
The Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation has announced that DWC Austin headquarters will...
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Houston Area Anesthesiologist Barred from Texas WC Cases
On March 5, 2021 Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Cassie Brown published a...
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Three Attorneys Indicted on Fraud Charges
A grand jury has returned indictments against three Texas workers’ compensation attorneys...
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Reminder: Keep Carriers’ Claim Administration Contact Information Current
Rule 124.2 was amended in late 2019 to clarify how carriers must...
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COVID-19 Drove Claims Frequency Higher in 2020
The total number of claims reported to the Texas Department of Insurance,...
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DWC Proposes to Revise Form on Requesting Information on Prior Injuries
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting public comment on a...
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Cassie Brown Reappointed as WC Commissioner
Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Cassie Brown as Commissioner of Workers' Compensation...
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DWC Data Call Shows Sharp Drop In COVID-19 Claims Reported
Workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 declined sharply beginning July 2020 according to...
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Irving Chiropractor Eric Vanderwerff Barred from Providing WC Treatment
On December 21, 2020 Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Cassie Brown signed an...
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Division Announces Insurance Carrier PBO Results
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation has released the...
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