453-04-7548-e1
DECISION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION _____employer requested a hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) to contest a Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission) decision to identify it as a hazardous employer. The Commission contends that ___ should be identified a hazardous employer because ___’s injury frequency during the audit period exceeds what may […]
453-04-1387-e1
DECISION AND ORDER On January 21, 2004, the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission) filed a motion to dismiss a Housing Authority of the City of Houston (HACH) request for hearing (appeal) concerning the Commission’s designation of HACH as a “hazardous employer.” The Commission argued that the appeal should be dismissed because it was not timely […]
453-04-1386-e1
DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY DISPOSITION I. SUMMARY This case involves the decision by the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission) to designate North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) as a hazardous employer. The parties have stipulated to certain facts and submit that this case hinges on a legal issue alone. Specifically, the parties disagree about […]
453-02-0362-e1
DECISION AND ORDER I. Introduction Sanderson Farms, Inc., appealed the decision of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (“Commission”) designating Sanderson as a “hazardous employer” pursuant to the Hazardous Employer Program (“the Program”) as established by Section 411.041 of the Texas Labor Code. SFI asserts the Commission’s decision was erroneous because the Program, as applied to […]
453-02-0956-e1
DECISION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Priority Personnel, Inc. (Priority) requested a hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) to contest a Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission) decision to identify it as a hazardous employer. The Commission contended Priority fit the definition of hazardous employer as stated in its rules. Priority contended it should […]