DWC Webinar to Cover Presiding Officer Directives

The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is hosting a webinar on May 22 to discuss presiding officer directives. The division said the program will focus on the origin of presiding officer directives as a tool to obtain certifications for maximum medical improvement and impairment ratings. The webinar will explore the difference between officer directives and letters of clarification, procedural stems for issuing a directive, and real-world examples of how directives were used in workers’ compensation cases. The program is intended for system users including adjusters, attorn...