The Texas Department of Insurance has adopted the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc.’s statistical plan, which it will use as the basis of state collection of workers compensation statistics and data starting next year.

A Nebraska dentist must pay workers compensation benefits to a dental hygienist who suffered a repetitive trauma injury that was likely caused by her 30-year career, even though she worked for the dentist for only a brief period.

A home health care worker injured by a patient with Alzheimer’s disease is limited to workers compensation benefits, as patients with Alzheimer’s aren’t liable for injuring caregivers, the California Supreme Court ruled on Monday.