Texas § LA.409.011 - INFORMATION PROVIDED TO EMPLOYER

§ LA.409.011. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO EMPLOYER

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 , Chapter 411 . (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.