Tex. Labor Code Section 409.011
Information Provided to Employer; Employer’s Rights

(a)

Immediately on receiving notice of an injury or death from any person, the division shall send to the employer a description of:

(1)

the services provided by the division and the office of injured employee counsel;

(2)

the division’s procedures; and

(3)

the employer’s rights and responsibilities under this subtitle.

(b)

The information must include a clear statement of the following rights of the employer:

(1)

the right to be present at all administrative proceedings relating to an employee’s claim;

(2)

the right to present relevant evidence relating to an employee’s claim at any proceeding;

(3)

the right to report suspected fraud;

(4)

the right to contest the compensability of an injury if the insurance carrier accepts liability for the payment of benefits;

(5)

the right to receive notice, after making a written request to the insurance carrier, of:

(A)

a proposal to settle a claim; or

(B)

an administrative or a judicial proceeding relating to the resolution of a claim; and

(6)

the right to contest the failure of the insurance carrier to provide accident prevention services under Subchapter E (Accident Prevention Services; Prerequisite for License), Chapter 411 (Workers’ Health and Safety).

(c)

The division is not required to provide the information to an employer more than once during a calendar year.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.142, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 2112), Sec. 8, eff. June 9, 2017.

Source: Section 409.011 — Information Provided to Employer; Employer's Rights, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.­409.­htm#409.­011 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

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