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TX Lab Code § 207.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter B. Benefit Eligibility|Section 207.024. Claim Filed or Residence in Another State or Country

Sec. 207.024.  CLAIM FILED OR RESIDENCE IN ANOTHER STATE OR COUNTRY.  An individual's benefits may not be denied or reduced solely because at the time the individual filed the claim for unemployment compensation the individual:(1)  files a claim in another state or a contiguous country with which the United States has an agreement with respect to unemployment compensation;  or(2)  resides in another state or contiguous country with which the United States has an agreement with respect to unemployment compensation.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 207.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter B. Benefit Eligibility|Section 207.025. Pregnancy or Termination of Pregnancy

Sec. 207.025.  PREGNANCY OR TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY.  Benefits may not be denied to an individual solely because of pregnancy or termination of pregnancy.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 207.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter C. Exceptions to and Disqualification for Benefits|Section 207.041. Services in Educational Institutions

Sec. 207.041.  SERVICES IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.  (a)  Benefits are not payable to an individual based on services performed in an instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity for an educational institution for a week beginning during the period between two successive academic years or terms or under an agreement providing for a similar period between two regular but not successive terms if:(1)  the individual performed the services in the first of the academic years or terms;  and(2)  there is a contract or reasonable assurance that the individual will perform services in that capacity for any educational institution in the second of the academic years or terms.(b)  Benefits are not payable to an individual based on services performed for an educational institution in a capacity other than a capacity described by Subsection (a) for a week that begins during a period between two successive academic years or terms if:(1)  the individual performed the services in the first of the academic years or terms;  and(2)  there is a reasonable assurance that the individual will perform the services in the second of the academic years or terms.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), if benefits are denied to an individual for any week under Subsection (b) and the individual is not offered an opportunity to perform services for the educational institution for the second of the academic years or terms, the individual is entitled to a retroactive payment of the benefits for each week that:(1)  the individual filed a timely claim for benefits;  and(2)  the benefits were denied solely because of Subsection (b).(d)  Benefits are not payable to an individual based on services performed for an educational institution for a week that begins during an established and customary vacation period or holiday recess if:(1)  the individual performed the services in the period immediately before the vacation period or holiday recess;  and(2)  there is a reasonable assurance that the individual will perform the services in the period immediately following the vacation period or holiday recess.(e)  Benefits are not payable as provided under this section to an individual based on services performed in an educational institution if the individual performed the services while employed by an educational service agency.  For the purposes of this subsection, "educational service agency" means a governmental agency or other governmental entity that is established and operated exclusively to provide services to one or more educational institutions.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 207.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter C. Exceptions to and Disqualification for Benefits|Section 207.042. Athletes

Sec. 207.042.  ATHLETES.  Benefits are not payable to an individual based on services substantially all of which consist of participating in a sport or athletic event or training or preparing to participate in a sport or athletic event for a week that begins during the period between two successive sport seasons or similar periods if:(1)  the individual performed the services in the first of the seasons or periods;  and(2)  there is a reasonable assurance that the individual will perform the services in the later of the seasons or periods.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 207.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter C. Exceptions to and Disqualification for Benefits|Section 207.043. Aliens

Sec. 207.043.  ALIENS.  (a)  Benefits are not payable based on services performed by an alien unless the alien:(1)  is an individual who was lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time the services were performed;(2)  was lawfully present for purposes of performing the services;  or(3)  was permanently residing in the United States under color of law at the time the services were performed, including being lawfully present in the United States as a result of the application of Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1182(d)(5)).(b)  Information required of an individual applying for benefits to determine whether benefits are payable to the individual because of the individual's alien status shall be uniformly required from all applicants for benefits.(c)  A determination that benefits are not payable to an individual whose application for the benefits would otherwise be approved except for the individual's alien status must be made from a preponderance of the evidence.(d)  A modification of Section 3304(a)(14) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. Section 3304(a)(14)) that specifies other conditions or another effective date for the denial of benefits based on services performed by aliens that must be implemented under state law as a condition for a full tax credit against the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. Section 3301 et seq.) is applicable under this section.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 207.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter C. Exceptions to and Disqualification for Benefits|Section 207.044. Discharge for Misconduct

Sec. 207.044.  DISCHARGE FOR MISCONDUCT.  (a)  An individual is disqualified for benefits if the individual was discharged for misconduct connected with the individual's last work.(b)  Disqualification under this section continues until the individual has returned to employment and:(1)  worked for six weeks;  or(2)  earned wages equal to six times the individual's benefit amount.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 207.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter C. Exceptions to and Disqualification for Benefits|Section 207.047. Failure to Apply For, Accept, or Return to Work

Sec. 207.047.  FAILURE TO APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, OR RETURN TO WORK.  (a)  An individual is disqualified for benefits if during the individual's current benefit year, the individual failed, without good cause, to:(1)  apply for available, suitable work when directed to do so by the commission;(2)  accept suitable work offered to the individual;  or(3)  return to the individual's customary self-employment, if any, when directed to do so by the commission.(b)  Disqualification for benefits under this section continues until the individual has returned to employment and:(1)  worked for six weeks;  or(2)  earned wages equal to six times the individual's benefit amount.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 207.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter C. Exceptions to and Disqualification for Benefits|Section 207.048. Labor Disputes

Sec. 207.048.  LABOR DISPUTES.  (a)  An individual is disqualified for benefits for a benefit period in which the individual's total or partial unemployment is caused by:(1)  the individual's stoppage of work because of a labor dispute at the factory, establishment, or other premises where the individual is or was last employed;  or(2)  a labor dispute at another place that:(A)  is owned or operated by the same employing unit that owns or operates the premises where the individual is or was last employed;  and(B)  supplies material or services necessary to the continued and usual operation of the premises where the individual is or was last employed.(b)  Disqualification for benefits under this section does not apply to an individual who shows to the satisfaction of the commission that the individual:(1)  is not participating in, financing, or directly interested in the labor dispute;  and(2)  does not belong to a grade or class of workers any members of which were employed at the premises of the labor dispute immediately before the beginning of the labor dispute and any of whom are participating in, financing, or directly interested in the dispute.(c)  For the purposes of Subsection (b)(1), failure or refusal to cross a picket line or refusal for any reason during the continuance of the labor dispute to accept and perform an individual's available and customary work at the factory, establishment, or other premises where the individual is or was last employed constitutes participation and interest in the labor dispute.(d)  An individual may not be disqualified for benefits under Subsection (b)(2) if the individual shows that the individual:(1)  is not, and at the time of the labor dispute, was not:(A)  a member of a labor organization that is the same as, represented by, or directly affiliated, acting in concert, or in sympathy with the labor organization involved in the labor dispute at the premises of the labor dispute;  or(B)  acting in concert or in sympathy with the labor organization involved in the labor dispute at the premises of the labor dispute;  and(2)  has made an unconditional offer to return to work at the premises where the individual is or was last employed.(e)  If separate branches of work that are commonly conducted as separate businesses in separate premises are conducted in separate departments of the same premises, each department is a separate factory, establishment, or other premises.(f)  For the purposes of this section, "premises" includes a vessel.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 207.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter C. Exceptions to and Disqualification for Benefits|Section 207.049. Receipt of Remuneration

Sec. 207.049.  RECEIPT OF REMUNERATION.  (a) An individual is disqualified for benefits for a benefit period for which the individual is receiving or has received remuneration in the form of:(1)  wages in lieu of notice;(2)  severance pay; or(3)  compensation under a state worker's compensation law or a similar law of the United States for:(A)  temporary partial disability;(B)  temporary total disability; or(C)  total and permanent disability.(b)  In this section, "severance pay" means dismissal or separation income paid on termination of employment in addition to the employee's usual earnings from the employer at the time of termination.  The term does not include any remuneration received by an employee under:(1)  a release of claims or settlement agreement entered into between the employee and the employer:(A)  based on an alleged violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Pub. L. No. 102-166); or(B)  pursuant to a claim or cause of action filed in connection with the employment relationship; or(2)  a written contract, including a collective bargaining agreement, negotiated with the employer before the date of separation from employment of the employee.(c)  The commission may adopt rules as necessary to administer this section.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 906, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 212 (H.B. 14), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Lab Code § 207.050 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter C. Exceptions to and Disqualification for Benefits|Section 207.050. Receipt of Pension or Annuity

Sec. 207.050.  RECEIPT OF PENSION OR ANNUITY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), an individual is disqualified for benefits for a benefit period for which the individual is receiving or has received a governmental or other pension, retirement or retired pay, an annuity, or any other similar periodic payment based on the previous work of the individual and reasonably attributable to the benefit period.(b)  If a periodic payment described by Subsection (a) is received by an individual under the federal Social Security Act, the commission shall consider the individual's contribution and may not reduce the weekly benefit amount.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if the remuneration received by an individual is less than the benefits that the individual would otherwise be eligible to receive, the individual is entitled to receive benefits for the benefit period that are reduced by the amount of the remuneration, adjusted as provided by Section 207.006.(d)  This section is enacted because Section 3304(a)(15) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. Section 3304(a)(15)) requires that this provision be enacted in state law as of January 1, 1978, as a condition for full tax credit against the tax imposed by that Act.  If Section 3304(a)(15) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. Section 3304(a)(15)) is amended to modify these federal requirements, the modified requirements are applicable under this section to the extent required for full tax credit rather than this section.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 906, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 207.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter C. Exceptions to and Disqualification for Benefits|Section 207.051. Sale of Business

Sec. 207.051.  SALE OF BUSINESS.  (a)  An individual is disqualified for benefits if the individual left the individual's last work because of the sale of:(1)  a corporation and the individual was:(A)  an officer of the corporation;(B)  a majority or controlling shareholder in the corporation;  and(C)  involved in the sale of the corporation;(2)  a limited or general partnership and the individual was a limited or general partner who was involved in the sale of the partnership;  or(3)  a sole proprietorship and the individual was the proprietor who sold the business.(b)  The disqualification under this section continues until the individual has returned to employment and:(1)  worked for six weeks;  or(2)  earned wages equal to six times the individual's benefit amount.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 93, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Lab Code § 207.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter C. Exceptions to and Disqualification for Benefits|Section 207.053. Refusal to Treat Communicable Disease

Sec. 207.053.  REFUSAL TO TREAT COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.  (a)  An individual is disqualified for benefits if the individual:(1)  left the individual's last work voluntarily rather than provide services included within the course and scope of the individual's employment to an individual infected with a communicable disease;  or(2)  was discharged from the individual's last work because the individual refused to provide services included within the course and scope of the individual's employment to an individual infected with a communicable disease.(b)  An individual is not disqualified under this section unless the person for whom the individual last worked made available to the individual the facilities, equipment, training, and supplies necessary to permit the individual to take reasonable precautions to preclude the infection of the individual with the communicable disease.(c)  Disqualification for benefits under this section continues until the individual has returned to employment and:(1)  worked for six weeks;  or(2)  earned wages equal to six times the individual's weekly benefit amount.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 207.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter D. Protection of Benefit Rights|Section 207.071. Waiver, Release, or Commutation Agreement Invalid

Sec. 207.071.  WAIVER, RELEASE, OR COMMUTATION AGREEMENT INVALID.  (a)  Except for an employer's waiver under Chapter 204 and Section 205.011, an agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute the individual's right to benefits or any other rights under this subtitle is not valid.(b)  An agreement by an individual employed by an employer to pay all or a portion of a contribution or reimbursement required to be paid by the employer under this subtitle is not valid.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 207.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter D. Protection of Benefit Rights|Section 207.072. Acceptance or Requirement of Waiver Prohibited

Sec. 207.072.  ACCEPTANCE OR REQUIREMENT OF WAIVER PROHIBITED.  An employer may not require or accept a waiver of a right of an individual employed by the employer under this subtitle.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 207.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter D. Protection of Benefit Rights|Section 207.073. Prohibited Deduction From Wages

Sec. 207.073.  PROHIBITED DEDUCTION FROM WAGES.  An employer may not, directly or indirectly, make, require, or accept a deduction from wages to finance a contribution or reimbursement required to be paid by the employer under this subtitle.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 207.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter D. Protection of Benefit Rights|Section 207.074. Criminal Offense; Penalty

Sec. 207.074.  CRIMINAL OFFENSE;  PENALTY.  An employer, or officer or agent of an employer, commits an offense if the person violates Section 207.072 or 207.073.  An offense under this section is punishable by:(1)  a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000;(2)  imprisonment for not more than six months;  or(3)  both a fine and imprisonment.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 207.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter D. Protection of Benefit Rights|Section 207.075. Assignment of Benefits Prohibited; Benefit Exemptions

Sec. 207.075.  ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS PROHIBITED;  BENEFIT EXEMPTIONS.  (a)  An assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of a right to benefits is not valid.(b)  A right to benefits is exempt from levy, execution, attachment, or any other remedy for debt collection.(c)  Benefits received by an individual are exempt from debt collection if the benefits are not mingled with other funds of the individual except for debts incurred for necessaries furnished to the individual or the individual's spouse or dependents during the time that the individual was unemployed.(d)  A waiver of an exemption provided by this section is not valid.(e)  Subchapter E  prevails over this section to the extent of any conflict.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 207.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter D. Protection of Benefit Rights|Section 207.076. Equal Treatment

Sec. 207.076.  EQUAL TREATMENT.  Benefits based on services for all employers in employment are payable in the same amount, on the same terms, and subject to the same conditions, except to the extent that Section 207.041 is applicable.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 207.091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter E. Child Support Obligations|Section 207.091. Definitions

Sec. 207.091.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Benefit" includes amounts payable by the commission under an agreement entered under federal law that provides for compensation, assistance, or allowances with respect to unemployment.(2)  "Child support obligation" includes only an obligation that is enforced under a plan described by Section 454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 654) that has been approved by the secretary of health and human services under Subtitle IV, Part D, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.).(3)  "State or local child support enforcement agency" means an agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state operating under a plan described by Subdivision (2).|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 207.092 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 207 - Benefits|Subchapter E. Child Support Obligations|Section 207.092. Disclosure of Child Support Obligations

Sec. 207.092.  DISCLOSURE OF CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS.  (a)  An individual at the time of filing a new claim for benefits shall disclose whether the individual owes a child support obligation.(b)  If the individual discloses a child support obligation and the individual is determined to be eligible for benefits, the commission shall notify the state or local child support enforcement agency enforcing the child support obligation that the individual has been determined to be eligible for benefits.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|