Texas Department of Insurance – Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC News

Number of Retail Worker Injuries in Texas Higher Than Those in Other Industries

The Texas Department of Insurance reported that federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data shows there are more workers in shopping malls and retail outlets that get sick and injured than in any other private industry sector in Texas. About …

Brown Reappointed as Texas Workers’ Comp Commissioner

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has reappointed Cassie Brown as Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI). Her term will expire on Feb. 1, 2021. Brown has served as workers’ comp commissioner since being appointed to the …

Texas Sets Workers’ Comp Weekly Benefit Rates for Coming Year

The workers’ compensation state average weekly wage for dates of injury from Oct. 1, 2018, through Sept. 30, 2019, has been set at $937.70, the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation reports. The maximum weekly benefit rates for …

Texas Workers’ Comp Study: 40% of Claimants Have Previous Work Injuries

There are about 200,000 new claims in each year in the Texas workers’ compensation system, representing about 2 percent of covered Texas employees. About 40 percent of those new claims involve claimants who have had at least one previous work …

Texas Workers’ Comp Division Seeks Comments on Compounded Drug Rule

The Texas Department of Insurance – Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) is accepting comments through Feb. 20 on a compounded drug rule that was first proposed in June 2017. On June 16, 2017, DWC announced an informal draft rule to …

Texas Regulators Say Workers’ Comp Costs Down 63% Since 2005

More Texas businesses are providing workers’ compensation insurance as the cost of coverage continues to decline, according to the Texas Department of Insurance – Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC). Premiums have fallen by 63 percent since 2005 as department has …