Texas DWC to Maintain Brown Bag Sequence on Dispute Decision

The Texas Division of Insurance coverage, Division of Employees’ Compensation will maintain a Brown Bag Sequence with stakeholders within the employees’ compensation system this fall, with a half dozen conferences scheduled throughout the state.

The collection will concentrate on dispute decision and can embody members of DWC Listening to’s government workforce. Allen Craddock, deputy commissioner of hearings, Kara Squier, director of the appeals panel and Tiffany Duarte, director of dispute processing, will seem at classes to reply attendees’ questions.

“This collection provides a platform for significant interplay between system individuals and Hearings,” mentioned Craddock. “Throughout these Brown Bag classes, we share insights in regards to the dispute decision course of and collect useful suggestions to make sure higher transparency for everybody concerned.”

The classes will start in September, with the primary assembly scheduled for Sept. 13 in Houston. From there the Brown Bag Sequence will journey to El Paso on Sept. 20, Dallas on Sept. 27, San Antonio on Oct. 4 and Amarillo on Oct. 11 earlier than concluding Oct. 18 with a Hybrid (Zoom) – Austin assembly.

The agenda contains:

• Reorganization of Hearings.
• Legislative updates which will have an effect on Hearings, together with on-line contested case hearings.
• Standing of recent BRO-I course of that identifies disputes needing a presiding officer’s directive (POD).
• Follow and process updates for the Appeals Panel.
• Proposals to create efficiencies in docketing proceedings to cut back continuances.
• Proposals to create continuity of hearings throughout Texas.

Whereas there might be time on the finish for questions in regards to the dispute decision course of, DWC mentioned it is not going to focus on particular circumstances.

Extra data will be discovered by contacting DWCCommunications@tdi.texas.gov.

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