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The Air Ambulance Conundrum – Federal Court Disagrees with Texas Supreme Court and finds Texas Workers’ Compensation Fee Guidelines Preempted Generally, workers’ compensation insurance carriers reimburse air ambulance ...
Texas Open Meetings Act Requirements To Return September 1, 2021
On June 30, 2021, Governor Abbott approved Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to lift the open meeting law emergency suspensions that had been temporarily suspended in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically the provisions ...
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION UPDATE
We hope everyone had an excellent Fourth of July. There are some recent changes relating to Texas workers’ compensation. The Division of Workers’ Compensation is scheduled to reinstate work search requirements for SIBs, as well as designated do ...
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION UPDATE
We hope this update finds everyone well. It is springtime. Robin Williams once said “Spring is nature’s way of saying ‘Let’s party!’” Of springtime, Ernest Hemingway said, “When spring came, even the false spring, there were no pr ...
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION UPDATE
We hope this finds everyone well. 2021 looks to be an exciting year for workers’ compensation and Texas. We all continue to adapt to the changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Texas Legislature has convened for the 87th Texas Leg ...
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION UPDATE
Texas Workers’ Compensation Heads to the United States Supreme Court in PHI Air Medical, LLC v. Texas Mutual Insurance Company, et al.
The “air ambulance” cases are going to the United States Supreme Court! Generally, worke ...How Do Lawyers Help Solve the Pandemic Crisis of 2020? (Hint: Use Your Skills)
These are rough times. As we shelter at home, the world outside our front door can seem overwhelming and out of control. The headlines and cable news stories recounting the daily toll of the coronavirus compound feelings of futility. No matter the ar ...
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION UPDATE
THE DIVISION RECENTLY HELD ITS INSURANCE CARRIER QUARTERLY MEETING
Cassie Brown, Commissioner of the Division of Workers Compensation, began the meeting with opening remarks. She indicated the Division was adopti ...WORKERS’ COMPENSATION UPDATE
The Texas Supreme Court Rules in the Air Ambulance Cases in Texas Mutual Insurance Co., et al v. PHI Air Medical, LLC
by Robert Graves and Jheris Jordan
In the Texas workers’ compensat ...WORKERS’ COMPENSATION UPDATE
We hope this finds you well. There has been a whirlwind of activity regarding workers’ compensation in Texas recently. The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued numerous Updates and Bulletins outlining its changes to procedures and o ...