Texas Work Comp News

Published by Howdy Workers on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021

The latest news about workers compensation in Texas.

• Business Owner Accused of $1.1M Premium Fraud Scheme
  January 13, 2022
  The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that a Houston business owner was charged with perpetrating a seven-year scheme to evade $1.1 million in workers’ compensation premiums. Kunal “Sonny” Puri was…
• DWC Posts Criteria for 2022 Performance-Based Oversight
  January 12, 2022
  The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation posted criteria that it will use to assess insurance carriers in 2022 as part of the performance-based oversight process. Timely payments of initial temporary income…
• Houston Clinic Owner Sentenced to Two Years for Comp Scheme
  January 7, 2022
  The owner of a medical clinic in Houston on Thursday was sentenced to two years in federal prison for her conviction a kickback and money laundering scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s…
• DWC Holding Hearing on EDI Rules Jan. 18
  January 7, 2022
  The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding a public hearing Jan. 18 on proposed changes to its electronic data interchange rules. The division is proposing to adopt the latest EDI…
• DWC Announces New Topics for On-Demand Training
  January 6, 2022
  The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced new on-demand training for health care providers and medical office staff treating injured workers in the state. Videos added to the division’s on-demand training…
• Court: Hospital Owed Duty of Care to Nurse Struck by Car While Crossing Street
  January 4, 2022
  A Texas appellate court granted en banc reconsideration of a hospital’s liability for a nurse's fatal injuries from being struck by a car on a public roadway after the end of…
• New Opinion Allows Worker to Proceed With Negligence Claim
  January 4, 2022
  A Texas appellate court withdrew its prior decision on the viability of a tanning salon worker’s tort claims against her alleged employers and issued a new opinion allowing her to…
• Discount Rate Increasing to 3.77%
  December 28, 2021
  The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is increasing the interest rate and discount rate in the first quarter of 2022. The rate will increase to 3.77% for the period from Jan.
• Fatal Injuries Down in Latest Report
  December 21, 2021
  There were 469 fatal occupational injuries in Texas in 2020, down 23% compared to the 608 occupational deaths in 2019, according to the latest Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries published by…
• DWC Accepting Comments on EDI Rules
  December 16, 2021
  The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting comments on proposed changes to its electronic data interchange rules. The division said it has required carriers to file injury reports using the…

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