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Tex. Lab. Code § 410.169 (2026)

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Sec. 410.169. EFFECT OF DECISION. A decision of an administrative law judge regarding benefits is final in the absence of a timely appeal by a party and is binding during the pendency of an appeal to the appeals panel.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Amended by:

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 839 (H.B. 2111), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2017.

SUBCHAPTER E. APPEALS PANEL


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 27 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2025 · leading case: Cervantes v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 130 S.W.3d 152 (Tex. App. 2004).
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Cervantes v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 130 S.W.3d 152 (Tex. App. 2004). · cites it 4× “Tyson filed a plea to the jurisdiction on May 6, 2002 arguing that under Texas Labor Code Section 410.169, the benefit contested case hearing decision became final and binding when it was not timely appealed.”
Rodriguez v. Serv. Lloyds Ins. Co., 997 S.W.2d 248 (Tex. 1999). · cites it 2× “See TEX. LAB.CODE § 410.169. We held that Manasco did not exhaust his administrative remedies.”
Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Sonic Sys. Int'l, Inc., 214 S.W.3d 469 (Tex. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “See TEX. LAB.CODE ANN. § 410.169 ("A decision of a hearing officer regarding benefits is final in the absence of a timely appeal by a party.”
Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co. v. Manasco, 971 S.W.2d 60 (Tex. 1998). · cites it 3× “Tex. Lab.Code § 410.169. A party has fifteen days after the decision is received *63 from the hearing officer in which to appeal.”
Cont'l Cas. Co. v. Rivera, 124 S.W.3d 705 (Tex. App. 2003). “Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 410.169 (West 1996).”
Krueger v. Atascosa Cnty., 155 S.W.3d 614 (Tex. App. 2004). “See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 410.169 (Vernon 1996) ("[a] decision of a hearing officer regarding benefits is final in the absence of a timely appeal .”
Fulton v. Associated Indem. Corp., 46 S.W.3d 364 (Tex. App. 2001). “See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 410.169 (West 1996).”
Texas Workers' Comp. Comm'n v. City of Bridge City, 900 S.W.2d 411 (Tex. App. 1995). “The requirement of immediate payment, of a decision and order of benefit contested case hearing officer during the pendency of an appeal to the Appeals Panel [Tex.Labor Code Ann. § 410.169] ... and Commission Rule 142.”
Texas Builders Ins. Co. v. Molder, 311 S.W.3d 513 (Tex. App. 2009). “Tex.Lab.Code Ann. § 410.169 (Vernon 2006).”
Texas Workers' Comp. Comm'n v. Harris Cnty., 132 S.W.3d 139 (Tex. App. 2004). “See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 410.169 (Vernon 1996) (“A decision of the hearing officer regarding benefits is final in the absence of a timely appeal by a party and is binding during the pendency of an appeal to the appeals panel.”
Lopez v. Zenith Ins. Co., 229 S.W.3d 775 (Tex. App. 2007). “Tex. Lab.Code ANN. § 410.169 (Vernon 2006); see also TIG Premier Ins.”
Am. Cas. Co. of Reading, Penn. v. Denise Bushman as Beneficiary of Clayton F. Bushman, Jr., 480 S.W.3d 667 (Tex. App. 2015). “” Tex. Labor Code Ann. § 410.169 . “To appeal the decision of a hearing officer, a party shall file a written request for appeal with the appeals panel not later than the 15th day after the date on which the decision of the hearing officer is received from the division and shall…”
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