Texas Work Comp News
The latest news about workers compensation in Texas.
- A Texas appellate court ruled that an employer waived its ability to challenge an arbitrator’s determination that it could not compel arbitration of the claims by the family of a…
- Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced Friday the promotion of John Grube to vice president of regional operations for the Austin region. John Grube Grube will direct and coordinate all regional office…
- WorkCompCentral and the Insurance Council of Texas are partnering to present a free legislative update webinar on Oct. 27. Albert Betts Jr. The two-hour session will explore where workers' compensation stands…
- A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker injured in a motor vehicle accident failed to establish the intentional injury exception to exclusivity. Roberto Huerta worked for Swabco Inc. On Oct.
- A Texas appellate court ruled that a trial judge erred in denying an employer’s motion to abate and compel arbitration of a mother’s civil claims arising from the fatal shooting…
- A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s challenge to the calculation of his temporary income benefit rate as moot. Case: Davis v. American Casualty Co. of Reading PA,…
- The Division of Workers' Compensation will update studies on employer participation and access to care in 2027, according to a notice posted in the Texas Register. The division's Workers' Compensation Research…
- A Texas appellate court partially reinstated a self-represented worker’s claim for unpaid wages and modified the dismissal of his claim for workers’ compensation benefits as without prejudice. Case: Fidelis J.B. v. Schlumberger…
- A Texas appellate court ruled that the claims brought by two doctors against a hospital for their on-the-job radiation exposure were healthcare liability claims subject to the requirements of the Texas…
- A Texas appellate court ruled that a state trial court lacked jurisdiction over an out-of-state attorney who had represented a claimant in a Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act case…
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