(a) An order to pay income or death benefits accrued but unpaid must include interest on the amount of compensation due at the rate provided by Section 401.023.
(b) Accrued but unpaid compensation and interest shall be paid in a lump sum.
Tex. Lab. Code § 408.064
INTEREST ON ACCRUED BENEFITS
Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 401.001 to 419.007 (623 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Christopher R. Brown, D.D.S., Inc. v. Decatur County Memorial Hospital (2008)
Most recently applied in REGION XIX SERVICE CENTER v. Banda (March 2011)
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.