OIEC Looking at another Push for TIB Wage Threshold Increase

AUSTIN, Texas – The Office of Injured Employee Counsel indicated Thursday that it’s willing to take another run at raising Texas’ wage-earning threshold for temporary income benefits. Brian White, deputy public counsel and chief of staff for OIEC, said during a presentation at the Advanced Workers’ Compensation Law Course that the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s injured-worker advocate group is looking at three potential recommendations for next year’s state Legislature. White began with a discussion of what OIEC might like to see the Legisla...