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Tex. Labor Code § 408.001 Exclusive Remedy; Exemplary Damages
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Sec. 408.001. EXCLUSIVE REMEDY; EXEMPLARY DAMAGES. (a) Recovery of workers' compensation benefits is the exclusive remedy of an employee covered by workers' compensation insurance coverage or a legal beneficiary against the employer or an agent or employee of the employer for the…
Tex. Labor Code § 408.002 Survival of Cause of Action
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Sec. 408.002. SURVIVAL OF CAUSE OF ACTION. A right of action survives in a case based on a compensable injury that results in the employee's death. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.003 Reimbursable Employer Payments; Salary Continuation; Offset Against Income Benefits; Limits
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Sec. 408.003. REIMBURSABLE EMPLOYER PAYMENTS; SALARY CONTINUATION; OFFSET AGAINST INCOME BENEFITS; LIMITS. (a) After an injury, an employer may: (1) initiate benefit payments, including medical benefits; or (2) on the written request or agreement of the employee, supplement incom…
Tex. Labor Code § 408.004 Required Medical Examinations; Administrative Violation
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Sec. 408.004. REQUIRED MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION. (a) The commissioner may require an employee to submit to medical examinations to resolve any question about the appropriateness of the health care received by the employee. (a-1) A doctor, other than a chirop…