Labor Code Does Not Impose Time Limit on Worker's Eligibility for Impairment Income Benefits

A Texas appellate court ruled that the state Labor Code does not terminate a worker's eligibility for impairment income benefits 401 weeks after the date of his injury. Case: Texas Mutual Insurance Co. v. McGahey, No. 04-15-00175-CV, 05/11/2016, published. Facts: Andrew McGahey sustained a work-related injury in August 2002. His employer had comp coverage with the Texas Mutual Insurance Co., and Texas Mutual began paying McGahey temporary income benefits. In October 2010, the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation sent McGahey for an evaluation by Dr. John...