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Car Accidents and DWI Accidents
- Texting While Driving Can be as Dangerous as Drunk Driving
- Negligence and Your Texas Personal Injury Claim
- Factors in the Value of a Texas Personal Injury Claim
- The Trial Stage of Your Texas Injury Claim
- Defendant Answers to Personal Injury Claims
Truck Accidents and DWI Accidents
- Brazoria Car Accident Takes One Life
- Houston Drivers Face Risks Imposed By Speeding Truckers
- Houston Drivers Face Risks Imposed By Speeding Truckers
- Dangers of Bigger and Heavier Trucks in Texas
- Trucker Texting Ban May Reduce Houston Truck Accidents
Construction, Refinery, Industrial, On the Job Injuries and Workers' Comp
- Scaffolding Accident Statistics
- Preventing Elevator Shaft Accidents
- Texas Construction Workers Sometimes Suffer from Heat Stroke
- Texas Construction Accidents Often Involve Falls
- Texas Workers’ Compensation
Maritime and Offshore Cases
- Gulf of Mexico Rig Explosion Still Creating Problems
- Death on the High Seas Act Benefits
- What Makes a Vessel Unseaworthy?
- Compensation for Maritime Injury Cases
- Are You Considered a Seaman Under the Jones Act?
General
- Exposure to Asbestos Can Lead to Asbestosis
- How Does Your Insurance Company Perform?
- Banks Aren't the Only Ones getting a Bailout
- Get Ready for Insurance Company Hassles
- More NHTSA Statistics
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Car Accidents and DWI Accidents
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- Traumatic Brain Injury
- The Effect of Comparative Negligence in a Texas Personal Injury Claim
- What is my Texas personal injury case worth?
- The Basics of a Texas Personal Injury Lawsuit
- Stages of a Texas Personal Injury Case
- Filing a Personal Injury Claim in Texas
- Do Houston Red Light Cameras Reduce Car Crashes?
- Avoid Houston Drunk Driving Accidents
- Paraplegia is a Horrific Injury Sustained in a Houston Car Accident
Truck Accidents and DWI Accidents
- Speeding Truckers Are A Danger To Houston Drivers
- Avoiding Truck Accidents in Texas
- Everything is Bigger in Texas, But What About Trucks?
- The Effect the Texting Ban Will Have on Houston Truck Accidents
- When a Texas Truck Accident Leads to Serious Burns
- Texas Truck Accidents Caused by Improper Cargo Loads & Other Problems
- Jackknife Accident Causes and Injuries
- Responsibility in a Texas Truck Accident
- Truck Accidents Can Lead to Life Threatening Pelvic Fractures
- Truck Accidents Often Lead to Traumatic Brain Injury
Construction, Refinery, Industrial, On the Job Injuries and Workers' Comp
- Texas Trench and Excavation Accidents
- Texas Scaffolding Accidents and Injuries
- Texas Elevator Shaft Accidents and Injuries
- Common Texas Construction Accidents that Lead to Injury
- Preventing Texas Construction Injuries Caused by Heat
- Texas Construction Workers at Risk of Eye Injuries
- Falls Are Leading Cause of Construction Deaths
- Construction Sites and Nail Guns
- Refinery Employees Have Rights Too
- Collapsing Cranes are a Sad Nationwide Trend
Maritime and Offshore Cases
- The Rig Explosion In The Gulf of Mexico Continues to Create Problems
- What Every Seaman’s Family Needs to Know about the Death on the High Seas Act
- Maritime Workers at Risk of Harmful Benzene Exposure
- Unseaworthiness Claims
- Falls Are Leading Cause of Maritime Injuries
- Maintenance and Cure for Injured Seamen
- Rights for Injured Longshoremen and Harbor Workers
- Determining Seaman Status Under the Jones Act
- The Jones Act: Your Rights as an American are Safe at Sea
General
- Injured? An Attorney is Crucial
- New Report on Insurance Company Tactics
- Insurance Companies Use Race, Education as Basis for Higher Premium Rates
- There is More to Your Case Than the Trial: Depositions
- Having Trouble Contacting an Insurance Company? Click Here.
- Insurance is Never Bulletproof, But You Can Get Close
- Insurance Industry Systematically Overcharging and Underperforming
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Houston Accident Attorney Steven Lee P.C., frequently posts important information regarding rights for injured construction, refinery, longshoremen, seamen and maritime workers, as well as car and truck accident victims. We represent clients throughout Texas in Jefferson County, Montgomery County, Matagorda County, Liberty County and Wharton County. Check this webpage regularly to read our latest blogs.Construction, Refinery, Industrial, On the Job Injuries and Workers' Comp
Texas Workers’ Compensation
If you have been injured on the job in Texas, you may be able to file a claim for workers’ compensation. The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation regulates the delivery of workers’ compensation benefits to injured workers and eligible family members. This state agency also assists in resolving workers’ compensation disputes.
Workers’ compensation is an insurance program that provides benefits when you are injured at work or have developed a work-related illness. The compensation is designed to pay your medical expenses and a portion of your lost income. To receive workers’ comp benefits, your employer must have a workers’ compensation insurance policy under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act.
Your medical treatment will be paid through workers’ compensation if your work injury or occupational illness occurred as a result of your employment. You can also receive compensation for a portion of your lost income if your injury or illness causes you to lose all or some of your income for more than seven days from one or more jobs.
If you have been injured at work, contact a Texas workers compensation attorney who can help you recover the compensation you deserve. Steve Lee is an experienced lawyer who can help you. Call 713-921-4171 or 800-232-3711 today for legal advice.
Any Questions About Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance?
Workers' compensation is not a requirement for private employers in Texas, but there are still plenty of businesses that are required to have coverage for their employees.
Anyone in Texas who works for a living should know everything that they possibly can about workers' compensation insurnace. If you get injured on the job, knowing as much as you can about the basics can help you establish a successful claim.
By following this link:
http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/pubs/consumer/cb030.html
you will be provided with the basics on workers compensation insurnace coverage in Texas.
If you or a loved one has been injured on the jo in the Houston area, contact the law offices if injury attorney Steve Lee for a free legal consultation today.
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