Worker Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies for Alleged Mishandling of Claim

A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker’s lawsuit for alleged mishandling of her claim was properly dismissed because she had not exhausted her administrative remedies. Case: Steele v. Murphy & Beane Inc., No. 06-19-00008-CV, 07/10/2019, published. Facts: In 2006, Viacom Inc. hired Melanie Steele as a makeup artist for a television series shot in Texas. She fell down two flights of stairs at work, suffering multiple injuries.  Murphy & Beane, the claims administrator for Viacom, filed a report of injury with the California Department of Industrial ...