Texas Work Comp News
The latest news about workers compensation in Texas.
- The Texas Department of Insurance said the data breach it announced in March was the result of a coding error. “In January 2022, TDI found the issue was due to a…
- The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted a form for carriers to use when reducing indemnity benefits paid to an injured worker when a previous injury contributed to the person’s…
- A Texas appellate court ruled that a staffing service company’s parent corporation was not entitled to indemnification from a client for its expenses in defending itself from an injured worker’s…
- A Texas appellate court upheld an award of damages to a bouncer against his non-subscribing employer for his injuries from being shot by a co-worker who had come to the…
- The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking comments on proposed changes to its rules governing death benefits. “The amendments make updates for plain language and agency style and clarify an…
- The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday announced that it will not relocate the Austin field office to a temporary location pending construction of a new agency building. The DWC…
- The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that its Austin field office will move to a temporary location until construction of the agency’s new building is completed. The Austin field office…
- A Texas appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to an injured worker based on a jury’s finding that he was intoxicated at the time of his accident. Case: Balderas v.
- The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the deadline for employers to opt out of the system is Saturday. Texas law requires employers that do not provide work comp coverage…
- The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission on March 14 ordered the vacation of a citation issued to a Texas power line company following the workplace deaths of two employees. On June 1,…
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