Regulatory Issues
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DWC Considering Draft Presumption Rules
The Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Cassie Brown, has proposed an informal working...
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Calculating Travel Reimbursement
We are frequently asked to explain how travel reimbursement is calculated on...
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Annual Deadline for SIF Recovery in Multiple Employment Cases is Quickly Approaching
Did you know that you can pursue benefits paid due to multiple...
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Fourteen New Bills Affecting Comp Are Now the Law in Texas
Three weeks following the close of the 86th Texas Legislative session finds...
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What is the Scope of Telemedicine in Texas Comp?
In 2017, the Texas Legislature passed a comprehensive bill addressing telemedicine in...
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Texas Legislature Adjourns with a Handful of New Comp Bills
The Texas Legislature adjourned May 27, 2019 and 14 bills we were...
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Five First Responder Bills Pass this Session
The 86th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature adjourned May 27, 2019....
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Bill to Expand Use of Medical Marijuana is Poised to Pass this Session
Texas has not legalized the recreational use of marijuana. It has, however,...
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Comp Bills Begin to Move Through Legislature
On the Texas Legislative front, two bills have passed the Texas Senate...
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The 2019 Texas Legislature: Ten Bills to Watch this Session
The Texas Legislature has passed the deadline for the unrestricted filing of...
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Texas Municipal League Calls for Modification of the Presumption Statute
In 2005, the Texas Legislature enacted legislation to create presumptions of compensability...
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Legislature 2019: House B&I Committee Members Named, Early Bills Filed
The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton), has...
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