Return-to-Work Programs for Texas Workers' Compensation Claimants: Suggested Design Parameters

The new Texas Workers' Compensation Act of 1989 brought a number of significant changes to the state's workers' compensation system. Among these changes were: instituting an administrative system to reduce the likelihood of litigation; establishing higher minimum and maximum benefits; and introducing the concept of Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI); among others. Many of the Act's key provisions were implemented in January 1991. This report was produced for the T.W.C. Research Center by the Center for the Study of Human Resources (U.T. Center), a research organization of the L. B. J. School of Public Affairs of The University of Texas at Austin.