Employer-Carrier Confidentiality Bill Moving toward House Vote

A bill that would restore confidentiality to employer-carrier communications in Texas workers’ compensation cases may go to the House floor as soon as next week, with supporters hopeful that it will undo a 2012 Texas Supreme Court decision that they say undermined attorney-client privilege in insurance suits. After hearing testimony earlier this week on House Bill 687 sponsored by Rep. Kenneth Sheets, R-Dallas, the House Business and Industry Committee did not take a vote on the measure. Sheets said he's waiting for drafters to supply a committee substitute to address concerns about...