Worker's Claim of Bogus Return-to-Work Offer Falls Within Exclusive Jurisdiction of DWC

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that the state Division of Workers’ Compensation has exclusive jurisdiction over a worker’s claims that a carrier and its agent provided a sham offer of modified-duty work that enabled his employer to fire him. Case: In re Accident Fund General Insurance Co., No. 16-0556, 12/15/2017, published. Facts: Ricky Sayaz suffered a serious injury in the course and scope of his employment with Coil Tubing Solutions. Coil was a workers’ compensation subscriber with coverage through the Accident Fund General Insurance Co. Accident Fund accepted Saya...