Non-Subscriber Claim Process

In most cases, you will need to complete a written report of your work-related injury to have a valid work injury case against your employer. In Texas, employers generally provide their employees with a way to report a work-related injury or illness. This can be done by completing an accident report form or by notifying a supervisor or HR representative of the injury. Failure to report the ... Continue Reading

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 ... 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 ... Continue Reading

Do not Sign Anything that You Have Not Written or that You Do Not Understand Following a work injury, an employer will conduct a very brief investigation and may ask you to complete an injury report or statement? If you write the statement and it’s all in your handwriting, there’s no real reason to refuse to comply with your employer’s request to sign documents. On the other hand, if part of ... Continue Reading

Those benefits are there for you and you must determine if you need them. Currently, Texas is a place where a substantial amount of pressure is being placed on injured workers to continue to work in order to make ends meet. Sometimes though, you simply cannot physically handle working while you are dealing with a work injury. We understand that and, we would never recommend against taking ... Continue Reading

The Answer really Depends on Whether You have exhausted your work Injury benefits under your Employer’s Work Injury Insurance and how serious your work injury is. If you been injured on the job and you have an open workers’ compensation case where you are receiving, or could be entitled to receive, work injury benefits including medical and wage benefits, why would you go on leave and abandon ... Continue Reading

The Answer is Yes! A Denial of Medical and Wage Benefits for Your Work Injury Does Not Mean That You Do Not Have A Case or a Right to Sue Your Texas Employer! The claim for medical and wage benefits is separate from your right to file a lawsuit for employer negligence. Remember that Texas law does not require employers to carry traditional workers’ compensation coverage. Several large ... Continue Reading

If you work for anyone outside of the state or federal government, you have about a 1 in 4 chance that you work for a Texas Non-Subscriber Employer. The industries with highest Non-Subscriber rates include healthcare, educational services, wholesale and retail, trade, transportation, arts, entertainment, accommodation and food services. If you work for the usual large grocery chains, retailers, ... Continue Reading