Frequently Asked Questions
- What Are the Differences Between an Injured Worker’s Rights Under Workers’ Compensation and Under a Non-Subscriber Policy?
- Who Can Get Death Benefits In a Texas Workers’ Compensation Case, And For How Long?
- What Are The Goals of the Non-Subscriber Program?
- How Much Time You Have to File the Work Injury Claim in Arbitration?
- Will I Know if my Work Injury is Subject to a 6-month SOL?
- What Are Some Examples of Non-Subscriber Employers in Texas?
- Is Sandoval Law Firm Serving Dallas-Fort Worth in Non-Subscriber Cases?
- What Cities Do You Serve in Texas Non-Subscriber Cases?
- How Can a Non-Subscriber Work Injury Lawyer Help Me?
- How Do I Know What Type of Coverage Does My Employer Have?
What Are the Differences Between an Injured Worker’s Rights Under Workers’ Compensation and Under a Non-Subscriber Policy?
One of the most vital differences between an injured worker’s rights under Workers’ Compensation and under a Non-Subscriber policy is that if your employer has Workers’ Compensation, even if your employer was negligent in causing your injury, you cannot sue your employer. Your exclusive rights are found under Texas Workers’ Compensation law. On the other... Continue Reading
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Who Can Get Death Benefits In a Texas Workers’ Compensation Case, And For How Long?
According to the TDI (Texas Department of Insurance), death benefits help families replace some of the money lost when an employee dies because of a work-related injury or illness. Who can get death and burial benefits, and for how long? A surviving spouse can get death benefits for the rest of their life, unless they... Continue Reading
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What Are The Goals of the Non-Subscriber Program?
In the state of Texas, a company or business can opt out of workers’ compensation, designating themselves as a non-subscriber. Companies who decide to operate as non-subscribers are responsible for setting their own injury compensation standards and often work with attorneys and insurance companies to ensure their programs fall within the legal sphere of coverage,... Continue Reading
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How Much Time You Have to File the Work Injury Claim in Arbitration?
It depends, in more recent years, Texas Non-Subscribers have created a new obstacle for injured workers. We’ve seen Arbitration agreements that use that Texas 2-year limitations period and we’ve seen it changed to 1-year from the date of the incident and now, THERE ARE ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS OUT THERE THAT SAY YOU MUST FILE YOUR CASE... Continue Reading
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Will I Know if my Work Injury is Subject to a 6-month SOL?
Yes, you will know if your work injury is subject to a 6-month SO. This means you could have only 6 months to file your lawsuit as opposed to having 2 years as is typically the case under Texas Law. If you’ve been injured on the job working for a Texas employer, you need to... Continue Reading
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What Are Some Examples of Non-Subscriber Employers in Texas?
Some examples of Non-Subscriber Employers are: Stripes, Wal-Mart, Kroger, Academy, Home Depot, Target, La Michoacana Meat Market, HEB, and many other well-known companies in Texas. . Just to be very clear, if you work for any of the following companies and you get injured on the job, your claim is not a workers’ compensation claim,... Continue Reading
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Is Sandoval Law Firm Serving Dallas-Fort Worth in Non-Subscriber Cases?
Yes, Sandoval Law Firm is serving Dallas, Fort Worth and all of North Texas. If you recently suffered a work injury working for a Non-Subscriber employer in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area in Texas and are unsure who to ask or what to do next, contact Sandoval Law Firm at to request an initial consultation... Continue Reading
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What Cities Do You Serve in Texas Non-Subscriber Cases?
The state of Texas has a highly unusual position as employers are not required to carry workers’ compensation (the only state that doesn’t require coverage). Therefore, many of Texas’s largest employers such as Walmart, Home Depot, Amazon, HEB and Target, do not carry or “subscribe to” workers compensation insurance. In my 17-year career as a... Continue Reading
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How Can a Non-Subscriber Work Injury Lawyer Help Me?
If you are wondering whether you should try to settle your non-subscriber workplace injury claim on your own, let us discuss with you the reasons why hiring an experienced attorney specialized in non-subscriber companies is essential to win your work injury case. If Your Employer is a Texas Non-Subscriber Cases, Don’t Wait to Take Action!... Continue Reading
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How Do I Know What Type of Coverage Does My Employer Have?
Some companies are known Texas Non-subscribers. If you work for any of the employers, your case is operating outside of Workers’ Compensation. Once you’ve confirmed the type of coverage that your employer has, you can move on to choosing a lawyer that is the right fit for you, whether that’s a Workers’ Comp lawyer or,... Continue Reading
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