Office of Injured Employee Counsel Budget Hearing Set

The Texas Legislative Budget Board (LBB) will hold a hearing on the 2014-2015 biennial budget appropriations request of the Office of Injured Employee Counsel (OIEC) on Wednesday in Austin.The hearing is set for 1 to 2 p.m. in Room 140 of the John H. Reagan Building at 105 W. 15th St.OIEC is the state agency responsible for helping injured workers find their way through the Texas workers’ compensation system, and it hopes to expand its corps of ombudsmen and customer service representatives in the next biennium.OIEC notes in its draft budget request for the next two fiscal years that it ...