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WORKERS’ COMPENSATION UPDATE
NEW RULES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) adopted amendments to Rules 124.2, 124.3, 180.8, and 180.26 to implement Senate Bill 2 ...Jeff Jury – Genius at resolving disputes
BAJB congratulates Partner Jeff Jury on recognition in Whos Who Legal - Mediation. Although no surprise to all who have worked with him, the publication reports: "Jeff Jury is “a genius at resolving disputes”, according to mar ...
That Really Stings! Insect Stings and Texas Workers’ Compensation
Do you recall the first time you were stung by a wasp? I do. As a young boy I was climbing a fence gate. Unknown to me a wasp nest was on the other side of the gate. I was stung three times on my shoulder and back. I remember being astonished and pro ...
Joe Anderson honored with “Standing Ovation”
(AUSTIN) — Austin attorney Joe R. Anderson was honored this month by the State Bar of Texas for his exceptional contributions in 2018 to the Bar's continuing legal education efforts. Mr. Anderson was one of four volunteer lawyers receiving an award ...
Defining A Marital Relationship, by Elizabeth Brenner
The marital relationship has wide-ranging impact throughout the legal world. Inheritance, creditor liability, personal liability, tax liability, employment benefits, Medicaid benefits, social security benefits—to name but a few—are all impacted b ...
The Texas Workforce Commission is Attempting to Keep Up with the Digital World , Belinda May Arambula
On April 9, 2019, the Texas Workforce Commission adopted Rule 815.134, entitled “Employment Status: Employee or Independent Contractor.” The Rule addresses the factors to consider when evaluating employment status for marketplace platform contrac ...
Joe Anderson honored by Bar
The State Bar of Texas Workers' Compensation Law section awarded the "Barbed Wire Award" at the State Bar's Advanced Worker's Compensati ...
Who’s on First? Expert Qualifications in Texas Workers’ Compensation Practice
Whether a witness is qualified to testify as an expert is a frequently-faced question in workers’ compensation cases. In Appeal No. 162270, filed December 22, 2016, the Appeals Panel answered the question of whether a cancer research biologist with ...
Courtroom Skills Training Makes for Great Lawyers and Pro Bono Volunteers
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (VLS) is grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with Burns Anderson & Brenner, L.L.P. to offer high quality courtroom skills training to its more than 2,000 VLS volunteer attorneys. Burns Anderson ...
“AGGRAVATION” IS A NOUN
In a valiant effort to better myself and do my part to protect our environment, I have committed myself to occasionally riding my bicycle to work. As I was peddling one morning, my mind began to wander. As a “comp ...