A decision of an administrative law judge regarding benefits is final in the absence of a timely appeal by a party and is binding during the pendency of an appeal to the appeals panel.
Tex. Lab. Code § 410.169
EFFECT OF DECISION
Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 401.001 to 419.007 (623 sections).
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Rodriguez v. Service Lloyds Insurance Co. (1999)
Most recently applied in American Casualty Co. of Reading, Penn. v. Denise Bushman as Beneficiary of Clayton F. Bushman, Jr. (November 2015)
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.