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2 Mar 2015, 4:33 am by David DePaolo
"So there you have it - in Texas a workers' compensation claims payer, be it insurance company or third party administrator, really does acquire the same characteristics of exclusive remedy as its insured employer.This is the best news of the century for the Texas insurance industry.It's also the most frightful period of time for the working population in that state.Making the Texas Department of… [read post]
3 Dec 2014, 9:46 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, management attorney and consultant Ms. [read post]
10 Nov 2014, 3:47 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer available including: Review Health Plans With Reference-Based Reimbursement Designs Under New Agency FAQ Guidance IRS Raises Health FSA Contribution Limit For 2015 IRS Guidance Raises Concerns For Many Employers Offering “Skinny” & Other Limited Coverage Health Plans Supreme Court Delays Deciding Availabilities of ACA Subsidies For Coverage Purchased On Federal Exchange HHS Delays Enforcement Of HIPAA HPID Requirements Plan’s Purchase of Company… [read post]
2 Nov 2014, 12:33 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, management attorney and consultant Ms. [read post]
16 Sep 2014, 2:03 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The settlement resolves charges made by the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division based on investigations at eight Shell and Motiva facilities in Alabama, California, Louisiana, Texas and Washington, which the Labor Department says found that the companies violated FLSA overtime provisions by not paying workers for the time spent at mandatory pre-shift meetings and failing to record the time spent at these meetings. [read post]
5 Aug 2014, 6:37 am by Mark S. Humphreys
And the odds are stacked against employees when they formally dispute an insurer's denial at the state's Division of Workers' Compensation, the agency within the Texas Department of Insurance that oversees such disputes, according to state data. [read post]
2 Aug 2014, 7:10 am by Mark S. Humphreys
Statistics buried in reports produced by the Division of Workers' Compensation, which falls under the Texas Department of Insurance, show that more than 90 percent of employers without workers' compensation are flouting requirements to notify the state about their opt-out status. [read post]
23 Jul 2014, 5:30 am by Kori Shafer-Stack
  The Texas Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) noted recently that it is accepting public comment on a rule that will assist injured employees seeking Lifetime Income Benefits in the Texas workers comp system. [read post]
28 May 2014, 5:30 am by Kori Shafer-Stack
He also told committee members the Division of Workers Compensation (DWC), a part of the Texas Department of Insurance, has been able to reduce a maintenance tax on insurers which pays for DWC operations. [read post]
20 May 2014, 2:32 pm
In the lawsuit, he sought court review of the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers' Compensation decision that he was not entitled to lifetime benefits. [read post]
12 Mar 2014, 12:58 pm
The denial was later upheld by the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers Compensation. [read post]
21 Feb 2014, 2:41 pm by Dan Lype
  For the past several years the Texas Department of Insurance-Division of Worker's Compensation (TDI-DWC) has steadily increased the number of enforcement actions initiated against Designated Doctors serving the Texas worker's compensation system. [read post]
10 Feb 2014, 4:16 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  The Wage and Hour Division makes investigation and enforcement against employers that retaliate against workers for exercising rights protected under the FLSA or other wage and hour laws a priority. [read post]
20 Jan 2014, 5:00 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (DOL) illustrates why U.S. businesses providing goods and services directly or as subcontractors to the federal government should use care to properly compensate workers and comply with other requirements applicable to government contractors. [read post]
26 Dec 2013, 6:56 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  The Labor Department also says employee misclassification also generates substantial losses to state and federal treasuries, and to the Social Security and Medicare funds, as well as to state unemployment insurance and workers compensation funds. [read post]
7 Nov 2013, 4:52 am by David DePaolo
Texas is one of the few states now where the insurance industry makes an underwriting profit in workers' compensation. [read post]
14 Oct 2013, 3:35 pm by Law Lady
WORKERS TEMPORARY STAFFING INC., a Florida corporation, Appellee. 4th District.Dissolution of marriage -- Alimony -- Error to fail to include in final judgment findings relating to all factors listed in statute -- Equitable distribution -- Error to distribute marital assets and liabilities without stating value of each asset and amount of each liability -- Attorney's fees -- Award of attorney's fees to be reevaluated after clarification of equitable distribution scheme and… [read post]
24 Sep 2013, 5:16 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Recognized in Who’s Who In American Professionals and both an American Bar Association (ABA) and a State Bar of Texas Fellow, Ms. [read post]
12 Sep 2013, 11:04 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Although the FLSA usually is administered by the Labor Department’s Wage & Hour Division, the Labor Department’s Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA) has takenthe lead in interpreting and implementing the Section 18B rule. [read post]