Law Office of Alan Tysinger

San Antonio Firefighters Fight for Health Protections and Better Workers' Compensation Treatment

Recently the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Firefighters union litigated the next collective bargaining agreement through a series of arbitration hearings. Among the topics involved was the potential for changes in the way the City administers workers' compensation claims. As SAFD healthcare costs have risen, workers' compensation... Read more →

First Responder Cancer Claims: Judicial Review

First responders have an advantage-- if you want to call it that-- in cancer claims because of the "presumptive law" that requires the workers compensation division or a court to presume that a cancer is work related if the first responder meets certain requirements (in terms of responding to fires... 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 →