Law Office of Alan Tysinger

Proposed Change to Lifetime Income Benefits in Texas

There is a long overdue change pending in the Texas legislature for lifetime income benefits. In most Worker’s Compensation claims, income benefits are capped at a maximum of 401 weeks. Virtually all Worker’s Compensation cases last for a much shorter time than even that. But for most severe cases, the... Read more →

Burn Injuries and Texas Workers' Compensation Law

This case illustrates the potential hazards of working in the oil and gas industry in West Texas. The report is that one person was seriously injured in an explosion and fire involving storage tanks and a truck in oil field operations. In Texas, and employer is not required to carry... Read more →

Legal Issues in Mental Health Claims Continued (Part VII): Lifetime Income Benefits

(B) LIBS and Mental Trauma Although lifetime income benefits based on a physically traumatic injury to the brain involve organic brain injuries, it overlaps with mental illness issues because of the curious criteria used to evaluate whether the injury is severe enough to warrant lifetime income benefits. Lifetime incomebenefits are... Read more →

I'm never going to be able to do my old job again after the injury. What can I do about that?

It depends. If you meet the requirements, you can apply for lifetime income benefits or supplemental income benefits. LIBS will pay you for the rest of your life. SIBS will pay you up to 401 weeks from your injury date while you try to get back into the workforce, and... Read more →

How are Lifetime Income Benefits determined and paid?

LIBS are paid when you have a severe injury that fits into one of several special categories written into the law. Lifetime income benefits are different from other workers' compensation benefits, which are limited in duration to specified periods. For example, temporary income benefits are limited to a total of... Read more →

What are the different income benefit types?

There are four basic types: temporary income benefits (TIBS), impairment income benefits (IIBS), supplemental income benefits (SIBS), lifetime income benefits (LIBS) and death income benefits (DIBS) SIBS are paid if you have at least a 15% impairment rating, the impairment benefits have expired, and you meet the filing criteria for... Read more →