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18 Sep

Texas Supreme Court Rules Injured Worker Can’t Receive Lifetime Workers’ Comp Benefits

The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled an injured Texas worker who suffered a back injury cannot receive lifetime workers’ compensation benefits because she did not demonstrate that her claim was directly related to ac...

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14 Sep

Texas Court Upholds Award for Workers Comp Nonsubscriber Case

A Texas appellate court recently upheld most of a $780,000 jury verdict against a Texas workers comp nonsubscriber. A nonsubscriber means a company in Texas that does not carry workers' comp insurance. The worker was ...

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31 Aug

Are You Struggling to Get Workers Compensation?

A firefighter diagnosed with colon cancer seeks to receive workers compensation, as he bravely fought fires in the city of Bedford for over 20 years. The 51-year-old man, whose cancer has spread to his liver and lungs, ...

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21 Aug

Does Workers Comp Cover Ambulance Fees?

Injured workers sometimes need to be transported by air ambulance helicopter due to their injuries. The transport may be from the scene of an injury to a hospital or from one hospital to another. In recent years, the num...

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8 Jun

Salon Workers At Risk of Toxic Exposure

Currently, near 1.2 million people in the beauty care industry may be frequently exposed to harmful chemicals in their work environment. Roughly 375,000 nail technicians out of this number are at even greater risk for ch...

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3 Jun

Mobile Devices Lead to Increase in Workers’ Compensation Claims

In today’s world of mobile devices, iPads, wireless headsets and laptops, it seems no matter where we go, work can go with us if we choose. Employers have jumped at the chance to provide new technology to workers with ...

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1 Jun

Technology Changes the Face of Workers’ Compensation

Smartphones, apps, and on-demand services have grown ubiquitous in just the past five to ten years. Nearly half of all adults, globally, own a smartphone, and those numbers are growing. Out of smartphone technology has c...

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29 May

Could DuPont Have Prevented a Fatal Gas Leak?

Tragically, last November, four workers were killed at a La Porte plant by a toxic gas leak, with DuPont being cited 11 times recently for safety violations following an investigation into the incident. According to th...

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18 May

Austin EMS Workers Face Stress, Dangers on the Job

Do you know any Austin EMS workers? Have they talked about the dangers and stress associated with their jobs? Recently, the Austin Chronicle had an excellent in-depth story about Austin-Travis County Emergency Medica...

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15 May

How Many Workers in Texas Die Each Year?

Sadly, each year, more than 4,000 workers are killed on-the-job in the United States, with almost 500 employees in Texas dying in workplace accidents. With this in mind, recently the Houston Chronicle had a story about...

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8 May

Warehouse Accident: Can I Hold an Employer Liable?

According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, earlier this month, a man was killed in a warehouse accident at a business park in the city. Reports indicate that on April 7, 66-year-old was driving a floor sweeper when he ...

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29 Apr

Fatal Workplace Accidents: What Do I Need to Know?

Sadly, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), thousands of people die each year in workplace accidents in the United States. According to the agency, in 2013, there were 4,405 fatal work injuries reported i...

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22 Apr

Workplace Accident: What are my Legal Rights?

Has your employer ever asked you to move something in the office? Have you ever wondered what your legal rights would be if you were injured in an accident? Remember, if you are asked to perform a task that results in ...

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15 Apr

Why Do Elevator Accidents Occur?

Did you know that each year thousands of people are injured in elevator accidents in the U.S.? Sadly, in addition to severe injuries, about 30 people die annually because of elevator mishaps. Unfortunately, elevator a...

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1 Apr

How Can I Drive Safely in a Work Zone?

In connection to National Work Zone Safety Week, recently the Texas Department of Transportation began to urge drivers to use caution when driving in a work or construction zone. According to TxDOT, in 2014, 146 peopl...

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