DWC Volunteers Provided Hurricane Relief

The Texas Department of Insurance and its Division of Workers’ Compensation coordinated 63 volunteers from both agencies after Hurricane Harvey hit the Houston area in late August. DWC also increased staffing of its customer service line, created a resource webpage and reminded insurance carriers about their responsibilities to injured employees after a disaster, the agency said in a bulletin Tuesday. When both of Houston’s field offices experienced multiple closures due to power outages and water leaks, DWC employees volunteered at local shelters and made donations, said Erica D...