Sec. 411.081. TELEPHONE HOTLINE. (a) The division shall maintain a 24-hour toll-free telephone service in English and Spanish for reports of violations of occupational health or safety law.
(b) Each employer shall notify its employees of this service in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall, by rule, require the notice to be posted in English and Spanish, as appropriate.
(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules requiring that the notice required by Subsection (b) be posted:
(1) in a conspicuous place in the employer's place of business; and
(2) in sufficient locations to be convenient to all employees.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.219, eff. September 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Workers' Compensation
Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act
Chapter 411 - Workers' Health and Safety
Subchapter F. Employee Reports of Safety Violations; Educational Materials
Section 411.081. Telephone Hotline
Section 411.082. Employer Retaliation Prohibited