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Workmans Compensation Information

Office of Injured Employee Counsel  A free service offered by the state of Texas

Texas Workmans Comp Resources  A guide and list for help

Texas Workers Compensation Act  For some light reading

Online Workmans Comp Claim form This links to an interactive web form as well as instructions on other types of forms available

What if I get injured on a break? The Personal Comfort Doctrine: To be compensable, an injury does not have to occur while the IW is actually performing work or some duty for the employer. Such an injury may be found compensable if it occurred while the IW was engaged in an activity to administer to his or her "personal comfort." The Supreme Court of Texas has described the "personal comfort" doctrine in the following terms: 
An employee need not have been engaged in the discharge of any specific duty incident to his employment; rather an employee in the course of his employment may perform acts of a personal nature that a person might reasonably do for his health and comfort, such as quenching thirst or relieving hunger; such acts are considered incidental to the employee's service and the injuries sustained while doing so arise in the course and scope of his employment. Yeldell v. Holiday Hills Ret. and Nursing Ctr., Inc., 701 S.W.2d 243, 245 (Tex. 1985). 

Texas Payday Law

The Law It is in plain Engish and easy to read

Allowable Deductions from your pay Not just anything can be deducted from your pay without your written permission!

Final Pay How they have to handle your final paycheck

How to submit a wage claim If you think your employer owes you money, file a claim here

Other Resources

Guide to FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) This is a large file but it is easy to follow

What is required for a doctor's note for FMLA and how long do I have to produce it?

Pregnancy Rights in the workplace in Texas

A recent case decided on breastfeeding  in the workplace discrimination