406.144
(a) Except as provided by this section, a hiring contractor is not responsible for providing workers’ compensation insurance coverage for an independent contractor or the independent contractor’s employee, helper, or subcontractor. An independent contractor and a hiring contractor may enter into a written agreement under which the independent contractor agrees that the hiring contractor may […]
408.150
(a) The division shall refer an employee to the Texas Workforce Commission with a recommendation for appropriate services if the division determines that an employee could be materially assisted by vocational rehabilitation or training in returning to employment or returning to employment more nearly approximating the employee’s preinjury employment. The insurance carrier may provide vocational […]
409.010
Immediately on receiving notice of an injury or death from any person, the division shall send to the employee or legal beneficiary a clear and concise description of: (1) the services provided by: (A) the division; and (B) the office of injured employee counsel, including the services of the ombudsman program; (2) the division’s procedures; […]
409.011
(a) Immediately on receiving notice of an injury or death from any person, the division shall send to the employer a description of: (1) the services provided by the division and the office of injured employee counsel; (2) the division’s procedures; and (3) the employer’s rights and responsibilities under this subtitle. (b) The information must […]
409.012
(a) The division shall analyze each report of injury received from an employer under this chapter to determine whether the injured employee would be assisted by vocational rehabilitation. (b) If the division determines that an injured employee would be assisted by vocational rehabilitation, the division shall notify: (1) the injured employee in writing of the […]
409.013
(a) The division shall develop information for public dissemination about the benefit process and the compensation procedures established under this chapter. The information must be written in plain language and must be available in English and Spanish. (b) On receipt of a report under Section 409.005, the division shall: (1) contact the affected employee; and […]
414.005
(a) The division shall maintain an investigation unit to conduct investigations relating to: (1) alleged violations of this subtitle, commissioner rules, or a commissioner order or decision, with particular emphasis on violations of Chapters 415 and 416; and (2) alleged offenses under this subtitle, with particular emphasis on offenses under Chapter 418. (b) As often […]
414.006
(a) For further investigation or the institution of appropriate proceedings, the division may refer the persons involved in a case subject to an investigation to other appropriate authorities, including licensing agencies, district and county attorneys, or the attorney general. (b) The division may provide technical or litigation assistance regarding the investigation referred under Subsection (a) […]
418.001
(a) A person commits an offense if the person, with the intent to obtain or deny payment of benefits, including medical benefits, under this subtitle or Subtitle C,1 for himself or another, knowingly or intentionally: (1) makes a false or misleading statement; (2) misrepresents or conceals a material fact; or (3) fabricates, alters, conceals, or […]
418.002
(a) A person commits an offense if the person, with the intent to obtain workers’ compensation insurance coverage under the workers’ compensation insurance laws of this state or to avoid payment of premiums due for that coverage, for himself or another, knowingly or intentionally: (1) makes a false statement; (2) misrepresents or conceals a material […]