Texas Injury Blog

Answer These 3 Questions! Do I have long-term injuries? (Injuries that you’ll have to deal with the rest of your life!) Is your employer a Texas Non-subscriber? Did my Employer’s Negligence cause my injuries? Is My Employer Really a Texas Non-Subscriber? First of all, I’m sure that you are overwhelmed trying to determine what rights you may have in your injury case. There is help and you simply need to do your research or just call us! As you do your research, you will see this over and over again, you need to determine if your employer is a Texas Worker’s Compensation ... Continue Reading

Non-Subscriber Injuries Occur Outside of the Retail Setting Every day Texans suffer injuries working in a retail setting for companies like Lowe's, Home Depot, HEB, Walmart, Amazon, Costco, etc. Usually, these injuries result from lifting, slipping or tripping, falling, pulling or pushing. As these companies continue to expand, we are seeing more and more injuries occurring in warehouse and distribution centers. We still see the same type of injuries as in the retail setting but, warehouse and distribution center injuries tend to also involve industrial equipment. Where people and moving ... Continue Reading

Is Staying Really an Option? Not really! You must understand the two cases that you are dealing with! In Texas Non-Subscriber cases, you are really dealing with two situations (cases): The Work Injury Claim for Benefits (Medical Treatment and Wage Payments) under the Company’s Insurance (ERISA Work Injury Benefit Plan) and, the Work Injury Negligence Case against your employer. As you will learn or have already experienced, getting medical and wage benefits after your injury is a real struggle. You are constantly fighting with your employer and with the insurance company. It never seems ... Continue Reading

Is My Employer a Non-Subscriber? Texas employers that have chosen to go outside of Texas Workers’ Compensation and have adopted a work injury benefit program under ERISA are commonly referred to as Texas Non-Subscribers. There are several non-subscriber employers in Texas and, therefore, if you get injured on the job, a good starting point for you is to figure out whether your claim is a Workers’ Comp claim or a Non-Subscriber claim.  You can easily find out if your employer has Worker’s Comp coverage by going to the Texas Department of Insurance-Division of Workers Compensation website. If ... Continue Reading