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20 Apr

Why is DuPont Closing Its Texas Plant?

More than a year and a half ago, two brothers worked alongside each other for more than six years at DuPont’s chemical plant in La Porte, Texas. However, a chemical leak sprung one tragic Saturday morning. One brother ...

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6 Apr

Texas Legislatures Considering Workers’ Compensation Reforms

A Blue Bell worker who had been with the company for five years was disassembling a machine to clean it when the machine suddenly turned on. The worker, who was also a college student, lost three fingers on his left hand...

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16 Mar

Workers Injured in Explosion at Texas Chemical Plant

Last week, a large fire broke out after an explosion at a Pasadena petrochemical refinery shut down the Houston Ship Channel and injured a worker. The Houston Press calls this plant the “petrochemical epicenter” as i...

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7 Mar

Why is This Injured State Worker Being Sued?

Four years ago, a worker at a Giddings State School, a youth lockup just outside East Austin, expected a New Year’s Eve night to pass without incident. But just after midnight, the dorm inmates had engaged in a riot. T...

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22 Feb

Decision to Award Injured Texas Worker Lifetime Benefits Dependent on “Imbecility”

In 2008, a Texas worker who suffered a traumatic brain injury is eligible for a lifetime of workers’ compensation benefits. While his severe brain injury should be enough to receive these benefits in and of itself, the...

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17 Feb

Why Employees Can’t Afford to Fall Down While Working in Texas

A worker from Waco was unloading his truck in San Antonio more than two years ago when a bundle of PVC pipes slipped and forced the worker to the ground. The worker felt a pop in his knee and the pipes rolled onto him on...

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10 Feb

Why Are Texas Employers Continuing to Opt Out of Workers’ Comp?

In spite of a series of juries ruling against workers’ comp nonsubscribers last year, many employers are continuing to opt out of workers’ comp and face the risk of running into expensive lawsuits. For more than 100 ...

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3 Feb

Insurance Company Mistakes in Documentation Could Doom Your Workers Comp Claim

Last year, a Houston truck driver submitted his workers comp claim to Texas courts in order to receive benefits that have been denied to him for years. His company’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier is not den...

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18 Jan

Why is This Area of Texas Called Asbestos Alley?

Texas cities have quite a few interesting and fun nicknames. Amarillo is called “The Big Brown Flat,” McAllen is “The Square Dance Capital City of the World” and (of course) Austin, also known as “the Live Musi...

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31 Dec

Why Did the Texas Supreme Court Reverse a Workplace Injury Verdict?

Earlier this month, the Texas Supreme Court held that a BNSF Railway worker waited too long to file a workplace injury suit after he found out his spinal cord injury was work-related, reversing a $1.9 million judgment....

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14 Dec

What are the 6 Most Dangerous Jobs in the U.S.?

For some workers, an on-the-job fatality or injury is a common occurrence. Police officers and firefighters, for example, understand the high risks associated with their professions and are well aware that danger is part...

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23 Nov

Why was this Austin Company Fined by OSHA?

An Austin company fined by OSHA is facing serious penalties after a workplace accident. Genesis Today Inc. is facing a $56,000 fine for safety violations after a worker lost a hand in one of the company’s machines. Inj...

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16 Nov

Why Are Injured Workers in Texas Returning to Work Faster?

The average number of days injured workers in Texas spend away from work has decreased, according to a new report by the Texas Department of Insurance's Workers' Compensation Research and Evaluation Group. In 2013, inju...

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26 Oct

Why Are Texas Work Injuries Documented Poorly, Or Not At All?

Many Texas work injuries that occur are documented poorly by employers and insurance companies. Some aren’t reported at all. As a result, no one really knows how many Texans are injured at work. What is reported about...

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21 Sep

Texas Workers’ Comp Insurer Fined $250,000

The Texas Department of Insurance has hit an insurer with a $250,000 fine, which is believed to be the largest fine ever issued for workers’ compensation violations in Texas. The wife of the man who was killed on the j...

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