The Twelfth District of the Texas Court of Appeals ruled that an employee's waiver of rights is void if the waiver is signed before the amendments to Labor Code section 406.033, but the employee's injury occurs after the amendments became effective.
In Watts v. Pilgrim's Pride Corp., No. 12-04-00082-CV, 09/30/2005, Annie Watts, a Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) employee was injured in 2001 when she fell into a drain sump at a chicken processing plant. PPC, a nonsubscriber, paid Watts for her medical expenses and lost wages under its employee benefits program. In 2000 Watts had signed the...
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