Attorneys Ask High Court to Assess Validity of SIB Rules

Attorneys are asking the Texas Supreme Court to decide whether the Division of Workers’ Compensation is violating the law by awarding supplemental income benefits to some injured workers who didn’t submit a copy of job applications. Attorneys for Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America and the Texas Cotton Ginner’s Trust argue that the law is clear that injured workers managing their own efforts to return to employment must provide copies of applications they submitted to be eligible for supplemental income benefits. The Division of Workers’ Compensation says in a...