Texas Statutes
Labor Code
Title 2 - Protection of Laborers

Section 21.010. Employment Discrimination Training for State Employees - Sec. 21.010. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION TRAINING FOR STATE EMPLOYEES. (a) Each...

Subchapter B. Unlawful Employment Practices

Section 21.051. Discrimination by Employer - Sec. 21.051. DISCRIMINATION BY EMPLOYER. An employer commits an unlawful...

Section 21.052. Discrimination by Employment Agency - Sec. 21.052. DISCRIMINATION BY EMPLOYMENT AGENCY. An employment agency commits...

Section 21.053. Discrimination by Labor Organization - Sec. 21.053. DISCRIMINATION BY LABOR ORGANIZATION. A labor organization commits...

Section 21.054. Admission or Participation in Training Program - Sec. 21.054. ADMISSION OR PARTICIPATION IN TRAINING PROGRAM. (a) Unless...

Section 21.055. Retaliation - Sec. 21.055. RETALIATION. An employer, labor union, or employment agency...

Section 21.056. Aiding or Abetting Discrimination - Sec. 21.056. AIDING OR ABETTING DISCRIMINATION. An employer, labor union,...

Section 21.057. Interference With Commission - Sec. 21.057. INTERFERENCE WITH COMMISSION. An employer, labor union, or...

Section 21.058. Prevention of Compliance - Sec. 21.058. PREVENTION OF COMPLIANCE. An employer, labor union, or...

Section 21.059. Discriminatory Notice or Advertisement - Sec. 21.059. DISCRIMINATORY NOTICE OR ADVERTISEMENT. (a) An employer, labor...

Section 21.0595. Discriminatory Leave Policy Affecting Employee's Entitlement to Personal Leave to Care for Sick Foster Child - Sec. 21.0595. DISCRIMINATORY LEAVE POLICY AFFECTING EMPLOYEE'S ENTITLEMENT TO PERSONAL...

Section 21.060. Violation of Conciliation Agreement - Sec. 21.060. VIOLATION OF CONCILIATION AGREEMENT. A party to a...

Section 21.061. Insufficient Evidence of Unlawful Practice - Sec. 21.061. INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF UNLAWFUL PRACTICE. In the absence...

Subchapter C. Application; Exceptions

Section 21.101. Age Discrimination Limited to Individuals of Certain Age - Sec. 21.101. AGE DISCRIMINATION LIMITED TO INDIVIDUALS OF CERTAIN AGE....

Section 21.102. Bona Fide Employee Benefit Plan; Production Measurement System - Sec. 21.102. BONA FIDE EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN; PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM....

Section 21.103. Compulsory Retirement Permitted for Certain Employees - Sec. 21.103. COMPULSORY RETIREMENT PERMITTED FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES. This chapter...

Section 21.104. Age Requirement for Peace Officers or Fire Fighters - Sec. 21.104. AGE REQUIREMENT FOR PEACE OFFICERS OR FIRE FIGHTERS....

Section 21.105. Discrimination Based on Disability - Sec. 21.105. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON DISABILITY. A provision in this...

Section 21.106. Sex Discrimination - Sec. 21.106. SEX DISCRIMINATION. (a) A provision in this chapter...

Section 21.1065. Sexual Harassment Protections for Unpaid Interns - Sec. 21.1065. SEXUAL HARASSMENT PROTECTIONS FOR UNPAID INTERNS. (a) In...

Section 21.107. Effect on Abortion Benefits - Sec. 21.107. EFFECT ON ABORTION BENEFITS. This chapter does not:...

Section 21.108. Discrimination Based on Religion - Sec. 21.108. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION. A provision in this...

Section 21.109. Employment by Religious Organization - Sec. 21.109. EMPLOYMENT BY RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION. (a) A religious corporation,...

Section 21.110. Discrimination Based on National Origin - Sec. 21.110. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON NATIONAL ORIGIN. A provision in...

Section 21.111. Person Employed Out of State - Sec. 21.111. PERSON EMPLOYED OUT OF STATE. This chapter does...

Section 21.112. Employees at Different Locations - Sec. 21.112. EMPLOYEES AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. An employer does not...

Section 21.113. Imbalance Plan Not Required - Sec. 21.113. IMBALANCE PLAN NOT REQUIRED. This chapter does not...

Section 21.114. Plan to End Discriminatory School Practices - Sec. 21.114. PLAN TO END DISCRIMINATORY SCHOOL PRACTICES. A public...

Section 21.115. Business Necessity - Sec. 21.115. BUSINESS NECESSITY. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), an...

Section 21.116. Reliance on Commission Interpretation or Opinion - Sec. 21.116. RELIANCE ON COMMISSION INTERPRETATION OR OPINION. (a) A...

Section 21.117. Employment of Family Member - Sec. 21.117. EMPLOYMENT OF FAMILY MEMBER. Subchapter B does not...

Section 21.118. Statewide Hometown Plan - Sec. 21.118. STATEWIDE HOMETOWN PLAN. Subchapter B does not apply...

Section 21.119. Bona Fide Occupational Qualification - Sec. 21.119. BONA FIDE OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATION. If disability, religion, sex,...

Section 21.120. Use or Possession of Controlled Substance - Sec. 21.120. USE OR POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. (a) An...

Section 21.121. Work Force Diversity Programs - Sec. 21.121. WORK FORCE DIVERSITY PROGRAMS. An employer does not...

Section 21.122. Burden of Proof in Disparate Impact Cases - Sec. 21.122. BURDEN OF PROOF IN DISPARATE IMPACT CASES. (a)...

Section 21.123. Scope of Defense - Sec. 21.123. SCOPE OF DEFENSE. A demonstration that an employment...

Section 21.124. Prohibition Against Discriminatory Use of Test Scores - Sec. 21.124. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY USE OF TEST SCORES. It...

Section 21.125. Clarifying Prohibition Against Impermissible Consideration of Race, Color, Sex, National Origin, Religion, Age, or Disability in Employment Practices - Sec. 21.125. CLARIFYING PROHIBITION AGAINST IMPERMISSIBLE CONSIDERATION OF RACE, COLOR,...

Section 21.126. Coverage of Previously Exempt Employees of the State or Political Subdivision of the State - Sec. 21.126. COVERAGE OF PREVIOUSLY EXEMPT EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE...

Section 21.127. Expansion of Rights to Challenge Discriminatory Seniority Systems - Sec. 21.127. EXPANSION OF RIGHTS TO CHALLENGE DISCRIMINATORY SENIORITY SYSTEMS....

Section 21.128. Reasonable Accommodation; Good Faith Effort - Sec. 21.128. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION; GOOD FAITH EFFORT. (a) It is...

Section 21.129. Court-Ordered Remedies, Affirmative Action Agreements, and Conciliation Agreements Not Affected - Sec. 21.129. COURT-ORDERED REMEDIES, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AGREEMENTS, AND CONCILIATION AGREEMENTS...

Subchapter C. -1. Sexual Harassment

Section 21.141. Definitions - Sec. 21.141. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Employer" means a...

Section 21.142. Unlawful Employment Practice - Sec. 21.142. UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE. An employer commits an unlawful...

Subchapter D. Local Enforcement

Section 21.151. Enforcement by Ordinance - Sec. 21.151. ENFORCEMENT BY ORDINANCE. A political subdivision may adopt...

Section 21.152. Creation of Local Commission - Sec. 21.152. CREATION OF LOCAL COMMISSION. (a) A political subdivision...

Section 21.153. General Powers and Duties of Local Commission - Sec. 21.153. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF LOCAL COMMISSION. (a)...

Section 21.154. Investigatory and Conciliatory Powers of Local Commission - Sec. 21.154. INVESTIGATORY AND CONCILIATORY POWERS OF LOCAL COMMISSION. (a)...

Section 21.155. Referral to Local Commission and Action on Complaints - Sec. 21.155. REFERRAL TO LOCAL COMMISSION AND ACTION ON COMPLAINTS....

Section 21.156. Referral by Local Commission to State Commission - Sec. 21.156. REFERRAL BY LOCAL COMMISSION TO STATE COMMISSION. A...

Subchapter E. Administrative Review

Section 21.201. Filing of Complaint; Form and Content; Service - Sec. 21.201. FILING OF COMPLAINT; FORM AND CONTENT; SERVICE. (a)...

Section 21.202. Statute of Limitations - Sec. 21.202. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 21.203. Alternative Dispute Resolution; Office - Sec. 21.203. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION; OFFICE. (a) The use of...

Section 21.204. Investigation by Commission - Sec. 21.204. INVESTIGATION BY COMMISSION. (a) The executive director or...

Section 21.205. Lack of Reasonable Cause; Dismissal of Complaint - Sec. 21.205. LACK OF REASONABLE CAUSE; DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT. (a)...

Section 21.206. Determination of Reasonable Cause; Review by Commission - Sec. 21.206. DETERMINATION OF REASONABLE CAUSE; REVIEW BY COMMISSION. (a)...

Section 21.207. Resolution by Informal Methods - Sec. 21.207. RESOLUTION BY INFORMAL METHODS. (a) If a determination...

Section 21.208. Notice of Dismissal or Unresolved Complaint - Sec. 21.208. NOTICE OF DISMISSAL OR UNRESOLVED COMPLAINT. If the...

Section 21.210. Temporary Injunctive Relief - Sec. 21.210. TEMPORARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) If the commission concludes...

Section 21.211. Election of Remedies - Sec. 21.211. ELECTION OF REMEDIES. A person who has initiated...

Subchapter F. Judicial Enforcement

Section 21.251. Civil Action by Commission - Sec. 21.251. CIVIL ACTION BY COMMISSION. (a) The commission may...

Section 21.252. Notice of Complainant's Right to File Civil Action - Sec. 21.252. NOTICE OF COMPLAINANT'S RIGHT TO FILE CIVIL ACTION....

Section 21.253. Expedited Notice of Complainant's Right to File Civil Action - Sec. 21.253. EXPEDITED NOTICE OF COMPLAINANT'S RIGHT TO FILE CIVIL...

Section 21.254. Civil Action by Complainant - Sec. 21.254. CIVIL ACTION BY COMPLAINANT. Within 60 days after...

Section 21.255. Commission's Intervention in Civil Action by Complainant - Sec. 21.255. COMMISSION'S INTERVENTION IN CIVIL ACTION BY COMPLAINANT. After...

Section 21.256. Statute of Limitations - Sec. 21.256. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. A civil action may not...

Section 21.257. Assignment to Early Hearing - Sec. 21.257. ASSIGNMENT TO EARLY HEARING. The court shall set...

Section 21.258. Injunction; Equitable Relief - Sec. 21.258. INJUNCTION; EQUITABLE RELIEF. (a) On finding that a...

Section 21.2585. Compensatory and Punitive Damages - Sec. 21.2585. COMPENSATORY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES. (a) On finding that...

Section 21.259. Attorney's Fees; Costs - Sec. 21.259. ATTORNEY'S FEES; COSTS. (a) In a proceeding under...

Section 21.260. Relief for Disabled Employee or Applicant - Sec. 21.260. RELIEF FOR DISABLED EMPLOYEE OR APPLICANT. If the...

Section 21.261. Compelled Compliance - Sec. 21.261. COMPELLED COMPLIANCE. If an employer, employment agency, or...

Section 21.262. Trial De Novo - Sec. 21.262. TRIAL DE NOVO. (a) A judicial proceeding under...

Subchapter G. Records

Section 21.301. Recordkeeping; Reports - Sec. 21.301. RECORDKEEPING; REPORTS. A person under investigation in connection...

Section 21.302. Records; Training Program - Sec. 21.302. RECORDS; TRAINING PROGRAM. The commission by rule shall...

Section 21.303. Conformity to Federal Law - Sec. 21.303. CONFORMITY TO FEDERAL LAW. A report or record...

Section 21.304. Confidentiality of Records - Sec. 21.304. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS. An officer or employee of...

Section 21.305. Access to Commission Records - Sec. 21.305. ACCESS TO COMMISSION RECORDS. (a) Except as provided...

Section 21.306. Subpoena of Record or Report - Sec. 21.306. SUBPOENA OF RECORD OR REPORT. (a) If a...

Subchapter H. Discriminatory Use of Genetic Information

Section 21.401. Definitions - Sec. 21.401. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic...

Section 21.402. Discriminatory Use of Genetic Information Prohibited - Sec. 21.402. DISCRIMINATORY USE OF GENETIC INFORMATION PROHIBITED. (a) An...

Section 21.403. Confidentiality of Genetic Information - Sec. 21.403. CONFIDENTIALITY OF GENETIC INFORMATION. (a) Except as provided...

Section 21.4031. Exceptions to Confidentiality - Sec. 21.4031. EXCEPTIONS TO CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) Subject to Subchapter G,...

Section 21.4032. Authorized Disclosure - Sec. 21.4032. AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE. An individual or the legal representative...

Section 21.404. Disclosure of Test Results to Individual Tested - Sec. 21.404. DISCLOSURE OF TEST RESULTS TO INDIVIDUAL TESTED. An...

Section 21.405. Destruction of Sample Material; Exceptions - Sec. 21.405. DESTRUCTION OF SAMPLE MATERIAL; EXCEPTIONS. A sample of...

Subchapter I. Personnel Policies and Procedures

Section 21.451. Definition - Sec. 21.451. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "state agency" does not...

Section 21.452. Development and Implementation of Personnel Policies and Procedures - Sec. 21.452. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES....

Section 21.453. Review - Sec. 21.453. REVIEW. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1),...

Section 21.454. Compliance Report - Sec. 21.454. COMPLIANCE REPORT. Not later than 60 days after...

Section 21.455. Reimbursement; Audit - Sec. 21.455. REIMBURSEMENT; AUDIT. (a) A state agency shall reimburse...

Section 21.456. Failure to Comply With Subchapter; Administrative Penalty - Sec. 21.456. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUBCHAPTER; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a)...

Subchapter J. Hiring Practices

Section 21.501. Workforce Analysis - Sec. 21.501. WORKFORCE ANALYSIS. Each state fiscal biennium, each state...

Section 21.502. Recruitment Plan - Sec. 21.502. RECRUITMENT PLAN. Based upon a workforce availability analysis...

Section 21.503. Effect on Remedies Under Other Laws - Sec. 21.503. EFFECT ON REMEDIES UNDER OTHER LAWS. This subchapter...

Section 21.504. Annual Report - Sec. 21.504. ANNUAL REPORT. Not later than November 1 of...

Subchapter K. Equal Employment Opportunity Reports

Section 21.551. Definition - Sec. 21.551. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "racial and ethnic group"...

Section 21.552. Equal Employment Opportunity Report Required - Sec. 21.552. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY REPORT REQUIRED. (a) Not later...

Section 21.553. Cooperation With Comptroller and Uniform Statewide Accounting System; Report - Sec. 21.553. COOPERATION WITH COMPTROLLER AND UNIFORM STATEWIDE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM;...

Section 21.554. Form - Sec. 21.554. FORM. Not later than December 15 of each...

Section 21.555. Failure to File Required Report; Administrative Penalty - Sec. 21.555. FAILURE TO FILE REQUIRED REPORT; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a)...

Section 21.556. Required Compliance Training for State Agencies - Sec. 21.556. REQUIRED COMPLIANCE TRAINING FOR STATE AGENCIES. (a) A...

Chapter 22 - Employment Discrimination for Participating in Emergency Evacuation

Section 22.001. Definitions - Sec. 22.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Disaster" means the...

Section 22.002. Discrimination Prohibited - Sec. 22.002. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. An employer may not discharge or...

Section 22.003. Liability; Reinstatement - Sec. 22.003. LIABILITY; REINSTATEMENT. (a) An employer who violates Section...

Section 22.004. Exemption; Emergency Services Personnel - Sec. 22.004. EXEMPTION; EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL. (a) Section 22.002 does...

Chapter 23 - Voluntary Veteran's Employment Preference for Private Employers

Section 23.001. Definition - Sec. 23.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "veteran" means an individual...

Section 23.002. Voluntary Preference Policy - Sec. 23.002. VOLUNTARY PREFERENCE POLICY. (a) A private employer may...

Section 23.003. Application of Policy - Sec. 23.003. APPLICATION OF POLICY. (a) A private employer shall...

Subtitle B - Restrictions on Labor

Chapter 51 - Employment of Children

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 51.001. Purpose - Sec. 51.001. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 51.002. Definitions - Sec. 51.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Child" means an...

Section 51.003. General Exemptions - Sec. 51.003. GENERAL EXEMPTIONS. (a) This chapter does not apply...

Subchapter B. Restrictions on Employment

Section 51.011. Minimum Age - Sec. 51.011. MINIMUM AGE. Except as provided by this chapter,...

Section 51.012. Performer Exemption - Sec. 51.012. PERFORMER EXEMPTION. The commission by rule may authorize...

Section 51.013. Hours of Employment; Hardship Exemption - Sec. 51.013. HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT; HARDSHIP EXEMPTION. (a) A person...

Section 51.014. Hazardous Occupations - Sec. 51.014. HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS. (a) The commission by rule shall...

Section 51.0145. Use of Child for Sales and Solicitation - Sec. 51.0145. USE OF CHILD FOR SALES AND SOLICITATION. (a)...

Section 51.015. Operation of Motor Vehicle for Certain Commercial Purposes - Sec. 51.015. OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL PURPOSES....

Section 51.016. Sexually Oriented Businesses - Sec. 51.016. SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES. (a) In this section: (1)...

Subchapter C. Administrative Provisions

Section 51.021. Inspection; Collection of Information - Sec. 51.021. INSPECTION; COLLECTION OF INFORMATION. (a) The commission, or...

Section 51.022. Certificate of Age - Sec. 51.022. CERTIFICATE OF AGE. (a) A child who is...

Section 51.023. Rulemaking - Sec. 51.023. RULEMAKING. The commission may adopt rules necessary to...

Section 51.024. Powers of Commission; Penalty - Sec. 51.024. POWERS OF COMMISSION; PENALTY. (a) The commission may...

Subchapter D. Penalty and Defense

Section 51.031. Offense; Penalty - Sec. 51.031. OFFENSE; PENALTY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 51.032. Defense to Prosecution - Sec. 51.032. DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION. It is a defense to...

Section 51.033. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 51.033. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) If the commission determines that...

Section 51.034. Injunction: Attorney General's Action - Sec. 51.034. INJUNCTION: ATTORNEY GENERAL'S ACTION. The attorney general may...

Subchapter E. Collection of Penalty

Section 51.041. Definition - Sec. 51.041. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "asset" means: (1) a...

Section 51.042. Notice of Delinquency - Sec. 51.042. NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY. (a) If, under a final...

Section 51.043. Duties of Notice Recipient - Sec. 51.043. DUTIES OF NOTICE RECIPIENT. (a) On receipt of...

Section 51.044. Levy - Sec. 51.044. LEVY. (a) At any time during the 60-day...

Section 51.045. Notice Effect - Sec. 51.045. NOTICE EFFECT. A notice delivered under this subchapter...

Section 51.046. Discharge of Liability - Sec. 51.046. DISCHARGE OF LIABILITY. A person acting in accordance...

Chapter 52 - Miscellaneous Restrictions

Subchapter A. Restrictions on Certain Consecutive Periods of Employment

Section 52.001. Retail Employer - Sec. 52.001. RETAIL EMPLOYER. (a) A person who is an...

Section 52.002. Employer Formerly Subject to Saturday/sunday Closing Law - Sec. 52.002. EMPLOYER FORMERLY SUBJECT TO SATURDAY/SUNDAY CLOSING LAW. An...

Section 52.003. Offense; Penalty; Defense - Sec. 52.003. OFFENSE; PENALTY; DEFENSE. (a) A person commits an...

Subchapter B. Restriction on Work by Foreign Crew

Section 52.011. Prohibition of Certain Work by Foreign Crew; Penalty - Sec. 52.011. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN WORK BY FOREIGN CREW; PENALTY....

Subchapter C. Restrictions on Length of Hoes

Section 52.021. Minimum Length of Hoe Handles - Sec. 52.021. MINIMUM LENGTH OF HOE HANDLES. (a) An employer...

Section 52.022. Offense; Penalty - Sec. 52.022. OFFENSE; PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Subchapter D. Restrictions on Blacklisting

Section 52.031. Blacklisting Offense; Penalty - Sec. 52.031. BLACKLISTING OFFENSE; PENALTY. (a) In this section, "blacklist"...

Subchapter E. Restrictions on Coercion of Employee Trade

Section 52.041. Coercion of Employee Trade; Penalty - Sec. 52.041. COERCION OF EMPLOYEE TRADE; PENALTY. (a) A person,...

Subchapter F. Restrictions on Penalizing Employee for Compliance With Subpoena

Section 52.051. Penalizing Employee for Compliance With Subpoena - Sec. 52.051. PENALIZING EMPLOYEE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENA. (a) An...

Subchapter G. Restrictions on Prohibiting Employee Transportation or Storage of Certain Firearms or Ammunition

Section 52.061. Restriction on Prohibiting Employee Access to or Storage of Firearm or Ammunition - Sec. 52.061. RESTRICTION ON PROHIBITING EMPLOYEE ACCESS TO OR STORAGE...

Section 52.062. Exceptions - Sec. 52.062. EXCEPTIONS. (a) Section 52.061 does not: (1) authorize...

Section 52.063. Immunity From Civil Liability - Sec. 52.063. IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) Except in cases...

Section 52.064. Construction of Provision Relating to Immunity From Civil Liability - Sec. 52.064. CONSTRUCTION OF PROVISION RELATING TO IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL...

Subtitle C - Wages

Chapter 61 - Payment of Wages

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 61.001. Definitions - Sec. 61.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the...

Section 61.002. Commission Duties - Sec. 61.002. COMMISSION DUTIES. (a) The commission shall: (1) administer...

Section 61.003. Governmental Entities Excluded - Sec. 61.003. GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES EXCLUDED. This chapter does not apply...

Section 61.0031. Franchisors Excluded - Sec. 61.0031. FRANCHISORS EXCLUDED. (a) In this section, "franchisee" and...

Section 61.004. Payment of Certain Fees for Service of Process - Sec. 61.004. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN FEES FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS....

Section 61.005. Effect of Refusal to Obey Commission Subpoena; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 61.005. EFFECT OF REFUSAL TO OBEY COMMISSION SUBPOENA; CRIMINAL...

Section 61.006. Notice Languages - Sec. 61.006. NOTICE LANGUAGES. The commission shall: (1) make available...

Subchapter B. Payment of Wages

Section 61.011. Paydays - Sec. 61.011. PAYDAYS. (a) An employer shall pay wages to...

Section 61.012. Designation of Paydays; Notice - Sec. 61.012. DESIGNATION OF PAYDAYS; NOTICE. (a) An employer shall...

Section 61.013. Payment Other Than on Payday - Sec. 61.013. PAYMENT OTHER THAN ON PAYDAY. An employer shall...

Section 61.014. Payment After Termination of Employment - Sec. 61.014. PAYMENT AFTER TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. (a) An employer...

Section 61.015. Payment of Commissions and Bonuses - Sec. 61.015. PAYMENT OF COMMISSIONS AND BONUSES. (a) Wages paid...

Section 61.016. Form of Payment - Sec. 61.016. FORM OF PAYMENT. (a) An employer shall pay...

Section 61.017. Delivery of Payment - Sec. 61.017. DELIVERY OF PAYMENT. (a) An employer shall pay...

Section 61.018. Deduction From Wages - Sec. 61.018. DEDUCTION FROM WAGES. An employer may not withhold...

Section 61.019. Failure to Pay Wages; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 61.019. FAILURE TO PAY WAGES; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) An...

Section 61.020. Failure to Pay Wages; Attorney General Action - Sec. 61.020. FAILURE TO PAY WAGES; ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION. The...

Subchapter C. Security for Wage Payments

Section 61.031. Bond - Sec. 61.031. BOND. (a) The commission may require an employer...

Section 61.032. Suit to Enforce Bond Requirement - Sec. 61.032. SUIT TO ENFORCE BOND REQUIREMENT. (a) If an...

Section 61.033. Failure of Surety Company to Pay Verified Claim for Wages; Civil Penalty - Sec. 61.033. FAILURE OF SURETY COMPANY TO PAY VERIFIED CLAIM...

Subchapter D. Wage Claims

Section 61.051. Filing Wage Claim - Sec. 61.051. FILING WAGE CLAIM. (a) An employee who is...

Section 61.052. Preliminary Wage Determination Order - Sec. 61.052. PRELIMINARY WAGE DETERMINATION ORDER. (a) An examiner employed...

Section 61.0525. Establishment of Wage Claim Appeal Tribunals - Sec. 61.0525. ESTABLISHMENT OF WAGE CLAIM APPEAL TRIBUNALS. (a) The...

Section 61.053. Bad Faith; Administrative Penalty - Sec. 61.053. BAD FAITH; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) If the commission...

Section 61.054. Request for Hearing on Preliminary Order - Sec. 61.054. REQUEST FOR HEARING ON PRELIMINARY ORDER. (a) Either...

Section 61.055. Preliminary Order Final if Hearing Not Requested - Sec. 61.055. PRELIMINARY ORDER FINAL IF HEARING NOT REQUESTED. If...

Section 61.056. Payment Required if Hearing Not Requested - Sec. 61.056. PAYMENT REQUIRED IF HEARING NOT REQUESTED. (a) An...

Section 61.057. Notice; Time for Hearing - Sec. 61.057. NOTICE; TIME FOR HEARING. (a) A notice regarding...

Section 61.058. Hearing Procedures - Sec. 61.058. HEARING PROCEDURES. (a) A hearing conducted under this...

Section 61.059. Consideration of Preliminary Wage Determination Order - Sec. 61.059. CONSIDERATION OF PRELIMINARY WAGE DETERMINATION ORDER. The wage...

Section 61.060. Order After Hearing - Sec. 61.060. ORDER AFTER HEARING. After a hearing, the wage...

Section 61.061. Notice and Finality of Order - Sec. 61.061. NOTICE AND FINALITY OF ORDER. (a) The wage...

Section 61.0611. Removal or Transfer of Claim Pending Before Wage Claim Appeal Tribunal - Sec. 61.0611. REMOVAL OR TRANSFER OF CLAIM PENDING BEFORE WAGE...

Section 61.0612. Commission Review of Wage Claim Appeal Tribunal Order - Sec. 61.0612. COMMISSION REVIEW OF WAGE CLAIM APPEAL TRIBUNAL ORDER....

Section 61.0613. Notice of Commission Action - Sec. 61.0613. NOTICE OF COMMISSION ACTION. (a) The commission shall...

Section 61.0614. Finality of Commission Order - Sec. 61.0614. FINALITY OF COMMISSION ORDER. An order of the...

Section 61.062. Judicial Review - Sec. 61.062. JUDICIAL REVIEW. (a) A party who has exhausted...

Section 61.063. Payment to Commission; Escrow Pending Review - Sec. 61.063. PAYMENT TO COMMISSION; ESCROW PENDING REVIEW. (a) Not...

Section 61.064. Payment to Employee - Sec. 61.064. PAYMENT TO EMPLOYEE. Not later than the 30th...

Section 61.065. Deposit of Penalty - Sec. 61.065. DEPOSIT OF PENALTY. The commission shall deposit a...

Section 61.066. Commission Action; Enforcement of Order - Sec. 61.066. COMMISSION ACTION; ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER. (a) The commission,...

Section 61.067. Reciprocal Collection Arrangements - Sec. 61.067. RECIPROCAL COLLECTION ARRANGEMENTS. The commission may enter into...

Subchapter E. Administrative Lien

Section 61.081. Creation and Attachment of Lien - Sec. 61.081. CREATION AND ATTACHMENT OF LIEN. (a) A final...

Section 61.082. Enforcement of Lien - Sec. 61.082. ENFORCEMENT OF LIEN. (a) Subchapters A and B,...

Section 61.0825. Priority of Lien - Sec. 61.0825. PRIORITY OF LIEN. A lien established under this...

Section 61.083. Filing; Fee - Sec. 61.083. FILING; FEE. (a) A lien under this subchapter...

Section 61.084. Release of Lien - Sec. 61.084. RELEASE OF LIEN. (a) A lien under this...

Section 61.085. Assignment of Lien - Sec. 61.085. ASSIGNMENT OF LIEN. A lien securing wages due...

Subchapter F. Delinquency; Levy

Section 61.091. Notice of Delinquency - Sec. 61.091. NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY. (a) If, under a final...

Section 61.092. Duties of Notice Recipient - Sec. 61.092. DUTIES OF NOTICE RECIPIENT. (a) On receipt of...

Section 61.093. Levy - Sec. 61.093. LEVY. (a) At any time during the 60-day...

Section 61.094. Notice Effect - Sec. 61.094. NOTICE EFFECT. A notice delivered under this subchapter...

Section 61.095. Discharge of Liability - Sec. 61.095. DISCHARGE OF LIABILITY. A person acting in accordance...

Chapter 62 - Minimum Wage

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 62.001. Short Title - Sec. 62.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 62.002. Definitions - Sec. 62.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter, unless the context requires...

Section 62.003. Earnings Statement - Sec. 62.003. EARNINGS STATEMENT. (a) At the end of each...

Section 62.004. Provision of Information - Sec. 62.004. PROVISION OF INFORMATION. The commission shall provide information...

Section 62.005. Collective Bargaining Not Impaired - Sec. 62.005. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NOT IMPAIRED. This chapter does not...

Section 62.006. Franchisors Excluded - Sec. 62.006. FRANCHISORS EXCLUDED. (a) In this section, "franchisee" and...

Subchapter B. Minimum Wage

Section 62.051. Minimum Wage - Sec. 62.051. MINIMUM WAGE. Except as provided by Section 62.057,...

Section 62.0515. Application of Minimum Wage to Certain Governmental Entities; Certain Agreements With Governmental Entities - Sec. 62.0515. APPLICATION OF MINIMUM WAGE TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES;...

Section 62.052. Tipped Employees - Sec. 62.052. TIPPED EMPLOYEES. (a) In determining the wage of...

Section 62.053. Cost of Meals or Lodging - Sec. 62.053. COST OF MEALS OR LODGING. In computing the...

Section 62.054. Certain Employees Subject to Call - Sec. 62.054. CERTAIN EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO CALL. An employer may...

Section 62.057. Patients and Clients of Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation - Sec. 62.057. PATIENTS AND CLIENTS OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL...

Subchapter D. Exemptions

Section 62.151. Person Covered by Federal Act - Sec. 62.151. PERSON COVERED BY FEDERAL ACT. This chapter and...

Section 62.152. Employment by Religious, Educational, Charitable, or Nonprofit Organization - Sec. 62.152. EMPLOYMENT BY RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE, OR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION....

Section 62.153. Employment of Certain Professionals, Salespersons, and Public Officials - Sec. 62.153. EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN PROFESSIONALS, SALESPERSONS, AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS....

Section 62.154. Domestic Employment - Sec. 62.154. DOMESTIC EMPLOYMENT. An employer is exempt from this...

Section 62.155. Employment of Certain Youths and Students - Sec. 62.155. EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN YOUTHS AND STUDENTS. An employer...

Section 62.156. Employment of Inmates - Sec. 62.156. EMPLOYMENT OF INMATES. An employer is exempt from...

Section 62.157. Employment of Certain Family Members - Sec. 62.157. EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN FAMILY MEMBERS. An employer is...

Section 62.158. Certain Amusement and Recreational Establishments - Sec. 62.158. CERTAIN AMUSEMENT AND RECREATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS. An employer is...

Section 62.159. Certain Employers Not Contributing to Unemployment Compensation Fund; Certificate - Sec. 62.159. CERTAIN EMPLOYERS NOT CONTRIBUTING TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FUND;...

Section 62.160. Agricultural Exemptions - Sec. 62.160. AGRICULTURAL EXEMPTIONS. (a) An employer is exempt from...

Section 62.161. Sheltered Workshops - Sec. 62.161. SHELTERED WORKSHOPS. A nonprofit charitable organization that is...

Subchapter E. Civil Penalty

Section 62.201. Civil Penalty - Sec. 62.201. CIVIL PENALTY. An employer who violates Section 62.051,...

Section 62.202. Limitations - Sec. 62.202. LIMITATIONS. An action to recover a liability imposed...

Section 62.203. Plaintiffs - Sec. 62.203. PLAINTIFFS. (a) An action to recover a liability...

Section 62.204. Required Findings - Sec. 62.204. REQUIRED FINDINGS. At the trial of an action...

Section 62.205. Attorney's Fees; Costs - Sec. 62.205. ATTORNEY'S FEES; COSTS. In addition to a judgment...

Chapter 63 - Action on Assignment of Wages

Section 63.001. Assignment of Unearned Wages; Notice Required - Sec. 63.001. ASSIGNMENT OF UNEARNED WAGES; NOTICE REQUIRED. An employee's...

Section 63.002. Exemption - Sec. 63.002. EXEMPTION. This chapter does not affect Section 22.002,...

Chapter 64 - Redemption of Employer's Evidences of Indebtedness for Wages

Section 64.001. Definitions - Sec. 64.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Employer's evidence of...

Section 64.002. Redemption of Evidence of Indebtedness - Sec. 64.002. REDEMPTION OF EVIDENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS. (a) A person...

Section 64.003. Action to Enforce Redemption; Penalty - Sec. 64.003. ACTION TO ENFORCE REDEMPTION; PENALTY. (a) A holder...

Subtitle D - Employee Benefits

Chapter 81 - Work and Family Policies

Section 81.001. Definitions - Sec. 81.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Clearinghouse" means the...

Section 81.003. Work and Family Policies Clearinghouse - Sec. 81.003. WORK AND FAMILY POLICIES CLEARINGHOUSE. The Work and...

Section 81.004. Clearinghouse Powers and Duties - Sec. 81.004. CLEARINGHOUSE POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The clearinghouse shall...

Section 81.0045. Dependent Care Grant Program - Sec. 81.0045. DEPENDENT CARE GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The clearinghouse may...

Section 81.0046. Promotion of Employee Dependent Care Benefits - Sec. 81.0046. PROMOTION OF EMPLOYEE DEPENDENT CARE BENEFITS. In providing...

Section 81.005. Deposit of Materials - Sec. 81.005. DEPOSIT OF MATERIALS. Materials on employment-related family issues...

Section 81.007. Rules - Sec. 81.007. RULES. The commission by rule may adopt procedures...

Section 81.008. Gifts, Grants, and Donations - Sec. 81.008. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. (a) The clearinghouse may...

Chapter 82 - Discharge of Liability Under Certain Employee Benefit Plans

Section 82.001. Definitions - Sec. 82.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Employee benefit plan"...

Section 82.002. Discharge of Liability - Sec. 82.002. DISCHARGE OF LIABILITY. (a) A payment or refund...

Section 82.003. Notice - Sec. 82.003. NOTICE. (a) The notice described by Section 82.002...

Section 82.004. Corporation May Transfer Stock Ownership - Sec. 82.004. CORPORATION MAY TRANSFER STOCK OWNERSHIP. A corporation, the...

Section 82.005. Limited Effect - Sec. 82.005. LIMITED EFFECT. This chapter does not affect a...

Subtitle E - Regulation of Certain Occupations

Chapter 91 - Professional Employer Organizations

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 91.001. Definitions - Sec. 91.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Applicant" means a...

Section 91.0011. Coemployment Relationship - Sec. 91.0011. COEMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP. (a) A coemployment relationship is intended...

Section 91.0012. Covered Employee - Sec. 91.0012. COVERED EMPLOYEE. (a) A covered employee must meet...

Section 91.0013. Franchisors Excluded - Sec. 91.0013. FRANCHISORS EXCLUDED. (a) In this section, "franchisee" and...

Section 91.002. Rules - Sec. 91.002. RULES. (a) The commission shall adopt rules as...

Section 91.003. Interagency Cooperation - Sec. 91.003. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION. (a) Each state agency that in...

Section 91.004. Effect of Other Law on Clients and Employees - Sec. 91.004. EFFECT OF OTHER LAW ON CLIENTS AND EMPLOYEES....

Section 91.005. Application of Certain Procurement Laws - Sec. 91.005. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROCUREMENT LAWS. With respect to...

Section 91.006. Workers' Compensation Coverage - Sec. 91.006. WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE. (a) A certificate of insurance...

Section 91.007. Application of Labor Relations Laws - Sec. 91.007. APPLICATION OF LABOR RELATIONS LAWS. This chapter does...

Section 91.008. Applicability of Continuing Education Law - Sec. 91.008. APPLICABILITY OF CONTINUING EDUCATION LAW. Section 51.405, Occupations...

Subchapter B. License Requirements

Section 91.011. License Required - Sec. 91.011. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not engage in...

Section 91.012. General License Requirements - Sec. 91.012. GENERAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. To be qualified to serve...

Section 91.013. Background Investigations - Sec. 91.013. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS. (a) On receipt of an original...

Section 91.014. Working Capital Requirements - Sec. 91.014. WORKING CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) An applicant for an...

Section 91.015. License Application - Sec. 91.015. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) To receive a professional employer...

Section 91.016. License Issuance; Term - Sec. 91.016. LICENSE ISSUANCE; TERM. (a) The department shall issue...

Section 91.017. Fees - Sec. 91.017. FEES. (a) Each applicant for an original or...

Section 91.018. License Not Assignable; Change of Name or Location - Sec. 91.018. LICENSE NOT ASSIGNABLE; CHANGE OF NAME OR LOCATION....

Section 91.019. Limited License - Sec. 91.019. LIMITED LICENSE. (a) The commission by rule shall...

Section 91.020. Grounds for Disciplinary Action - Sec. 91.020. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. The department may take...

Section 91.021. Electronic Filing and Compliance - Sec. 91.021. ELECTRONIC FILING AND COMPLIANCE. (a) The commission may...

Subchapter C. Professional Employer Services Agreement

Section 91.031. Agreement; Notice - Sec. 91.031. AGREEMENT; NOTICE. (a) A license holder shall establish...

Section 91.032. Contract Requirements - Sec. 91.032. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. (a) A professional employer services agreement...

Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of License Holder

Section 91.041. Employee Benefit Plans; Required Disclosure; Other Reports - Sec. 91.041. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS; REQUIRED DISCLOSURE; OTHER REPORTS. (a)...

Section 91.0411. Self-Funded Health Benefit Plan - Sec. 91.0411. SELF-FUNDED HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. (a) In this section,...

Section 91.042. Workers' Compensation Insurance; Administrative Violation - Sec. 91.042. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION. (a) A license...

Section 91.044. Unemployment Taxes; Payroll - Sec. 91.044. UNEMPLOYMENT TAXES; PAYROLL. (a) A license holder is...

Section 91.045. Posting Requirements - Sec. 91.045. POSTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Each license holder shall post...

Section 91.046. Contractual Duties - Sec. 91.046. CONTRACTUAL DUTIES. Each license holder is responsible for...

Section 91.047. Compliance With Other Laws - Sec. 91.047. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Each license holder shall...

Section 91.048. Required Information - Sec. 91.048. REQUIRED INFORMATION. Each license holder shall: (1) maintain...

Section 91.049. Agent for Service of Process - Sec. 91.049. AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS. Each license holder...

Section 91.050. Tax Credits and Other Incentives - Sec. 91.050. TAX CREDITS AND OTHER INCENTIVES. (a) For the...

Subchapter E. Prohibited Acts; Enforcement

Section 91.061. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 91.061. PROHIBITED ACTS. A person may not: (1) engage...

Section 91.062. Action by Attorney General - Sec. 91.062. ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) The executive director...

Chapter 92 - Temporary Common Worker Employers

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 92.001. Purpose - Sec. 92.001. PURPOSE. (a) The legislature finds that this chapter...

Section 92.002. Definitions - Sec. 92.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) Repealed by Acts...

Subchapter B. Authority to Operate

Section 92.0115. Authority to Operate - Sec. 92.0115. AUTHORITY TO OPERATE. Subject to Section 92.013 and...

Section 92.012. Exemptions - Sec. 92.012. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to: (1)...

Section 92.013. Effect of Other Regulation - Sec. 92.013. EFFECT OF OTHER REGULATION. (a) Repealed by Acts...

Subchapter C. Standards of Conduct and Practice

Section 92.021. Powers and Duties of Employer - Sec. 92.021. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EMPLOYER. (a) Each temporary...

Section 92.022. Required Records; Confidentiality - Sec. 92.022. REQUIRED RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) Each temporary common worker...

Section 92.023. Posting of Certain Information - Sec. 92.023. POSTING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. (a) Repealed by Acts...

Section 92.024. Labor Hall Requirements - Sec. 92.024. LABOR HALL REQUIREMENTS. A temporary common worker employer...

Section 92.025. Certain Charges and Deductions Prohibited - Sec. 92.025. CERTAIN CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS PROHIBITED. (a) A temporary...

Subchapter D. Enforcement

Section 92.031. Enforcement - Sec. 92.031. ENFORCEMENT. A governmental subdivision may enforce this chapter...

Chapter 93 - Temporary Employment Services

Section 93.001. Definitions - Sec. 93.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Temporary employee" means...

Section 93.002. Prohibition - Sec. 93.002. PROHIBITION. A temporary employment service may not deny...

Section 93.003. No Cause of Action - Sec. 93.003. NO CAUSE OF ACTION. This chapter does not...

Section 93.004. Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage - Sec. 93.004. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE. (a) A certificate of...

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