Law Office of Alan Tysinger

Dispute of impairment rating: alternate certification.

In the Worker’s Compensation system in Texas, after you get hurt you will normally receive temporary income benefits if you are partially or wholly disabled from your regular work. These benefits will continue so long as you remain disabled and until you reach maximum medical improvement. However, when a doctor... Read more →

First Responder Cancer Claims: Basics of Presumption

Proving a medical diagnosis in an occupational disease case is difficult in any case because of the many environmental, genetic, and other factors which may contribute to the development of a medical condition. The Texas legislature has aimed to streamline this process for first responders who are battling cancers that... Read more →

Workers Compensation Retaliation: Being a Witness in a Hearing

You can't prove you were hurt on the job without evidence, and sometimes the best evidence is the eyewitness testimony of a co-worker. A co-worker can testify that he saw you fall and hurt yourself. She might testify that she overheard you tell the supervisor about the accident and injury,... Read more →

Workers Compensation Retaliation: Requesting a Hearing

An employee doesn't have to take the insurance company or employer's denial of benefits as the last word in a workers compensation case. Often the insurance company may have incomplete facts to support the denial, or they may even just deny a claim for benefits and wait for the employee... Read more →

Workers Compensation Retaliation: Hiring a Lawyer

Another red flag in a wrongful termination case is the timing of the termination relative to when the employee hired an attorney. The Texas Labor Code protects the right to seek legal counsel in a workers compensation case: Sec. 451.001. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST EMPLOYEES PROHIBITED. A person may not discharge or... Read more →

Workers Compensation Retaliation: Filing a Claim

One of the biggest fears in Texas workers compensation after an injury is this: Is my job safe? Will I be fired? The answer to that gets complicated. I'll try to sort through this in a series of posts. The first step is to define what we are talking about.... Read more →

When you think of workers compensation fraud, think of employers premium fraud first

One of the first things that comes to mind with many people on the topic of injury law, including workers compensation, is fraud. Everyone has a suspicion that someone on workers compensation may be malingering a bit, or even engaged in outright fraud. Of course no one denies this does... Read more →

New Commissioner of Texas Division of Workers Compensation Appointed

Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently appointed Cassie Brown to serve the remaining unexpired term of former Commissioner Ryan Brannan. The Commissioner oversees the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers Compensation. Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Cassie Brown as commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI)... Read more →

Roundup of Legal News 6/26/18

Here is a roundup of recent court cases and legal decisions affecting litigation and injury law practice. Last Friday, the Texas Supreme Court denied a petition for review in the matter of CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS v. SAN ANTONIO FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION LOCAL 624; from Bexar County; 4th Court of... Read more →

When to hire an injury lawyer: Filing the claim

After an injury occurs, I don’t always recommend that someone hire an attorney. However, it is always important to at least consult with an attorney to determine if it would be wise to have an attorney representing you during the process. Often the injured party thinks that because the facts... Read more →