Infectious Diseases Under the Texas Workmen’s Compensation Act

Critiques the issues of worker compensation laws for infectious diseases in Texas. The former law made it difficult for a person who contracted an infectious disease from work to be compensated because of the strict language of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The amendments to the act purportedly alleviate the statute from its narrow and exclusive requirements for compensation. However, the author notes that problems still exist and the laws will not determine how much a worker with an infectious disease will be compensated.