Regulatory Issues
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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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A Rare Reversal and Remand Based on the Appeals Panel’s Consideration of Newly Discovered Evidence
The Appeals Panel has reversed and remanded an ALJ’s determinations of MMI,...
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DWC Encourages Carriers to Extend Certain Preauthorizations
The Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation has encouraged carriers and URAs to extend...
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Texas WC Commissioner and Staff Address COVID-19 Questions
Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation, Cassie Brown, hosted a Carrier Quarterly Meeting...
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Division Warns Parties: MMI and IR Evaluations May not be Performed via Telemedicine
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has issued a pointed reminder to...
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DWC Requests Public Comments on Proposed COVID-19 Data Call
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has announced that it plans to...
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Carriers Should Report COVID-19 Claims Accurately
On March 13, 2020, in a memo to system stakeholders, the Commissioner...
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The Division of Workers’ Compensation Takes a Novel Approach to Telemedicine and Telehealth Services in Response to the Novel Coronavirus—COVID-19
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Department of Insurance,...
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WCDI Answers Your Coronavirus Claims Questions: Part II
Please join Bobby Stokes for Workers' Compensation Institute's "WCDI Answers Your Coronavirus...
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An Analysis of COVID-19 Orders and Bulletins [Updated]
Texas Workers’ Compensation system stakeholders have been deluged with emergency memos and...
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DWC Commissioner Hosted Insurance Carrier/Stakeholder Conference Call to Discuss COVID-19 Operations
Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Cassie Brown and senior members of her...
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