DWC Announces Dates for 'Brown Bag' Meetings on Dispute Resolution

The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that it will hold a series of “brown bag” meetings in September and October to discuss the latest updates in dispute resolution. Agenda topics for the meetings include agency reorganization, legislative updates that may affect hearings, and the status of a new process that identifies disputes needing a presiding officer’s directive. Other topics of discussion will include practice and procedure updates, proposals to create efficiencies in docketing and proposals to create continuity of hearings across the state. T...