Workers' Compensation Law and Practice features pertinent statutes, cases, and procedures relating to the Texas Workers' Compensation Act, as well as rules of the Industrial Accident Board. The text includes an analytical discussion of both relevant legislation and applicable caselaw. Organized and written in a practice-oriented fashion to help you find answers systematically and efficiently, this title discusses:
- Employment relations
- Injuries and occupational disease
- Injuries sustained in the course of employment
- Compensation for the death of an employee
- Amount of compensation recoverable
- Medical expenses and examinations
- Practice before the Industrial Accident Board
- Appellate review
- Effect of the Act on other rights of action
- Attorney's fees
- Texas Crime Victims' Compensation Act
- Structured settlements in workers' compensation cases