Texas House Bill restores the Right of Injured Contract Workers to Sue
The Texas House passed House Bill 1657, a piece of legislation that restores an injured worker's right to sue property and premises owners for negligence. The bill was proposed in response to Entergy v. Summers, a Texas Supreme Court decision involving workers’ compensation which garnered much attention.
The questionable Entergy opinion issued by the often criticized Texas Supreme Court addressed whether a property and premises owner can be sued by an injured employee of a contractor. Because of the Supreme Court's highly criticized decision, property owners who purchased workers’ compensation insurance for contract workers who perform work on their premises enjoyed complete liability protection. In response to the allegedly flawed opinion, the Texas House quickly passed a bill to invalidate the Supreme Court's decision, an opinion which many viewed as an opinion that was bought and paid for by Big Insurance and special interest lobbyist groups.
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