The Texas Safety Summit and the Education Conference are merging in 2018 for a 3-day event. Connect, share and learn at one of the nation’s largest workers’ compensation conferences.
DWC provides a free, confidential service to help private Texas employers identify and eliminate workplace hazards. Employers don’t have to carry workers’ compensation to participate.
Employers, health care providers, and insurance carriers must work with injured employees to help them get back to productive work safely.
A Travis County grand jury has indicted Leslie Casaubon of Lewisville on charges of workers’ compensation fraud for allegedly billing clients for services that were not provided, false billing, and tampering with a government record. The indictment alleges fraud of more than $400,000.
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Cassie Brown as Commissioner of Workers' Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) for a term set to expire on February 1, 2019.
The proposed amendments are to implement Senate Bill 1895, passed during the 85th Texas Legislature. The rule increases DWC’s communication to those receiving an administrative penalty.
Part of our mission is to educate employers and their employees about safety to help prevent on the job injuries. DWC’s OSHA 10-hour construction outreach trainings are a big part of that effort. This valuable training will be offered free of charge for attendees starting in June 2018.
The adoptions exclude from the closed formulary all prescription drugs created through compounding prescribed and dispensed on or after July 1, 2018, and require preauthorization of these drugs for claims subject to and not subject to certified networks.
Commissioner Brannan has adopted rules amending 28 TAC §§ 110.105, 112.101, 112.102, 112.201, 112.202, 130.101, 130.102, and 136.1, and the repeal of 28 TAC §130.10 and §136.2 to implement HB 2112. Updated agreement forms are also available.
A Pflugerville landscape company pleaded guilty March 21 to misrepresenting its payroll so it could pay less for workers’ compensation coverage. Jammers Groundscapes entered the plea in a Travis County District Court and was ordered to pay $400,000 to Texas Mutual Insurance Company, the workers’ compensation carrier.
Vision
The nation’s best care and services for injured employees and their employers.
Mission
Regulate Texas workers’ compensation efficiently, educate system participants, and achieve a balanced system in which everyone is treated fairly with dignity and respect.
