Firm Raises Concerns Over DWC Adherence to Law, Supreme Court Assertion

A law firm challenging the validity of the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation rules about eligibility for supplemental income benefits said assertions that the agency is making in legal filings are inconsistent with statements it has made to practitioners and with decisions of administrative judges. The law firm of Stone Loughlin & Swanson in its Austin newsletter said ongoing litigation with the DWC has yet to clarify whether injured workers seeking SIBs must provide copies of applications, as the term is commonly thought to mean, or whether it’s enough that injured work...