Texas worker’s compensation News

Texas Eyes Penalties for Denying Responders’ Workers’ Compensation Claims

A bill recently filed in the Texas House of Representatives would penalize insurers that illegally deny Texas first responders access to medical treatment for line-of-duty injuries covered under state workers’ compensation laws. According to one of the authors of House …

Opioid Drug Prescriptions Declining in Texas Work Comp System

Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Rod Bordelon told the Texas House Committee on Public Health that the number and cost of opioid drug prescriptions in the Texas workers’ compensation system has declined. Testifying before the committee on April 7, Bordelon …