Chances are, you don’t have much of a choice! Doctors treating injured workers under the Texas Non-subscriber program usually are instructed by the insurance company not to issue any major restrictions that would keep an injured employee off of work completely and receiving wage replacement payments from the work injury insurance plan. If you have been injured while working for a Texas non-subscriber employer, whether or not you should return to work should depend on a number of factors, including the severity of your injury, your doctor's advice, and the accommodations that your employer can ... Continue Reading

Sandoval Law Firm focuses on defending the rights of employees who are injured while working for employers who are not subscribers to the Texas Workers' Compensation Act Because Texas Non-Subscribers know that they can be sued or taken to arbitration for their negligent actions, the immediate goals of the company following an injury-producing work incident are to minimize the exposure to litigation. For this reason, good medical care for the injured employee can sometimes be compromised and delayed," explains Texas Non Subscriber attorney Hector L. Sandoval If you’ve been injured on ... Continue Reading

There are several reasons why people may be afraid to report a work injury for fear of being fired: Fear of retaliation: Some employees worry that if they report a work injury, their employer will retaliate against them by firing them, reducing their hours, demoting them, or otherwise treating them unfairly. Financial insecurity: Employees who live paycheck to paycheck may be worried that taking time off work to recover from an injury will result in lost wages and financial hardship, making them more vulnerable to being fired. Job security: Employees who believe that their job may ... Continue Reading

What work insurance plan covers you while you are out of Texas on business? As a Texas non-subscriber employee, you are not covered by workers' compensation insurance, which is a state-regulated insurance program that provides benefits to employees who are injured on the job. However, if you are injured while working out of state, you may have options for seeking compensation. If your employer hired you in Texas and they are a Non-Subscriber, you may be able to file a lawsuit against your Non-Subscriber employer in Texas if their negligence caused your injuries. Additionally, because you were ... Continue Reading

In most cases, no, it is not true that you can only see your employer's doctors for injuries sustained on the job. If you have been injured at work, you have the right to seek medical treatment from any doctor or healthcare provider of your choosing. However, in Texas and under some workers' compensation plans, your employer may have the right to choose the initial doctor who will treat you for your work-related injury. In some cases, your Texas employer may have a network of approved healthcare providers or a designated workers' compensation doctor that you must see for your initial ... Continue Reading

3 Questions You Should Ask Yourself in your Texas Non-Subscriber Work Injury case! Do My Injuries affect my physical ability to work and life my personal life comfortably? Do I expect to have long-term limitations from my injuries even after medical treatment? Are medical and wage benefits from my employer’s insurance enough to address the full extent of the effect of my injuries? ... Continue Reading

3 Steps you Should Take Immediately! (Report, Document and Reqeust) When you suffer an injury at work, there are several factors that you need to consider as you take action to protect your rights as an employee. Whether or not you believe that your injury is serious enough, you need understand the effect of the actions that you take immediately following the incident that caused your injury. It could mean the difference between you ever being able to work again and provide for your family. So, although this article focuses on only three steps you should take following a work injury in a ... Continue Reading

Buying into these Myths could put your ability to work again at risk! After suffering an injury working for a Texas non-subscriber, everyone around you is going to begin to offer you “advice” whether you ask for it or not. You need to be careful who you listen to because not everyone offering you “help” or “advice” has your best interests in mind. In fact, some advice that you will hear is 100% meant to keep you from finding out the truth about your actual rights under Texas law! Don’t sit back and try to sort through these myths by yourself! Non-subscriber cases are complicated if you ... 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