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New Study Shows Major Deficiencies in Texas Workers’ Compensation
By John Gibson on
Posted in Insurance Carriers
A new study by the Cambridge, Mass. based Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) shows that Texas has major deficiencies in the amount of benefit payments and the overutilization of insurance carriers on cost containment efforts.
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When Is It Against the Law to be Fired?
By John Gibson on
Posted in Employment Law
Texas is an employment at-will state. What this means is that your employer can fire you at any time
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Why Workers Comp is Important
By John Gibson on
Posted in Workers Comp Fundamentals
Texas is the only state that doesn’t make workers compensation insurance mandatory for at least some employers. This is a shame, because workers’ compensation insurance is beneficial to both employees and employers as Sally Spooner, a school teacher, and the Cody School District, her employer, recently found out.
The Cody School District is the local…