Post Injury Waivers in TX Subject of Debate

In Texas, the practice of post-injury waivers - where injured workers give up their rights to compensation against a company following a work injury - is growing, and this trend is alarming industry observers.In 2001, a Texas Supreme Court ruling okayed the use of pre-injury waivers, where workers gave up compensation rights prior to being injured, but sent an alarm signal to the legislature that the practice would cause public policy issues. The legislature thereafter outlawed the practice. Now some companies are getting workers to sign away their rights after getting injured, and the legalit...