(a) Unless the division determines that good cause exists for the selection of a different location, a contested case hearing may not be conducted at a site more than 75 miles from the claimant’s residence at the time of the injury.
(b) Unless the assigned arbitrator determines that good cause exists for the selection of a different location, arbitration may not be conducted at a site more than 75 miles from the claimant’s residence at the time of the injury.

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Terms Used In Texas Labor Code 410.005

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) All appeals panel proceedings shall be conducted in Travis County.
(d) The division may conduct a benefit review conference:
(1) telephonically;
(2) by videoconference; or
(3) in person, on showing of good cause as determined by the division.
(e) Unless the division determines that good cause exists for the selection of a different location, a benefit review conference conducted in person under Subsection (d)(3) may not be conducted at a site more than 75 miles from the claimant’s residence at the time of the injury.

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