Law Office of Alan Tysinger

Light duty job offers in Texas Worker’s Compensation law

Often after an injury, an employer will seek to lower its cost by offering light duty to an employee. This can be a great advantage for both sides, as it gives the employees the ability to earn full pay potentially while still recovering from the injury, and it offers the... Read more →

Should I trust the company doctor?

Should I trust the workers' comp doctor? This is a tricky question. Many approach their workers’ comp case with a conspiracy theory mindset— that the doctors chosen by the insurance company or employer are “paid off” under the table. And therefore they will lie on behalf of the insurance or... Read more →

What Doctors Don't Understand About Light Duty: Evidence-Based Work Restrictions

Continuing the theme of what doctors don’t understand about light duty. It’s important to understand that in the current Worker’s Compensation context, the assumption has flipped. Where it used to be assumed that employees would need to go out of work after an injury, now the assumption is the opposite.... Read more →

What Doctors Don't Understand About Light Duty: The Purpose of the Work Status Form

Continuing a discussion of what doctors don’t understand about light duty. What I will treat here very briefly is a subject that has come up and number of times recently and is a pernicious problem affecting employees in a way that is easily correctable. Many doctors seem to not understand... Read more →

What Doctors Don't Understand About Light Duty Part One: Employers and Light Duty

It used to be that when someone got injured on the job and went to a doctor, anyone with significant pain or injuries was immediately taken off work. It was assumed the best way for injured employees to recover was to have rest and time away from work for the... Read more →