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<p>[QUOTE="Concorde, post: 5390589, member: 183997"]"Under workers' compensation law, an injury or illness is covered, without regard to fault, if it was sustained in the course and scope of employment, i.e., while furthering or carrying on the employer's business; this includes injuries sustained during work-related travel." </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/efte/workers_compensation.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/efte/workers_compensation.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/efte/workers_compensation.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Luckily his company had WC ins...Fact is he's now covered for life for that injury. Sure the Company could decide not to carry the insurance anymore but that makes no difference as he was covered when it happened. </p><p><br /></p><p>At some point I'd imagine the paycheck part will end. If he can't get back to work you may have to get on SSDI even if it's temporary.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Concorde, post: 5390589, member: 183997"]"Under workers' compensation law, an injury or illness is covered, without regard to fault, if it was sustained in the course and scope of employment, i.e., while furthering or carrying on the employer's business; this includes injuries sustained during work-related travel." [URL]http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/efte/workers_compensation.html[/URL] Luckily his company had WC ins...Fact is he's now covered for life for that injury. Sure the Company could decide not to carry the insurance anymore but that makes no difference as he was covered when it happened. At some point I'd imagine the paycheck part will end. If he can't get back to work you may have to get on SSDI even if it's temporary.[/QUOTE]
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