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TX Lab Code § 213.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 213 - Enforcement of Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Subchapter D. Other Enforcement Remedies Against Employer|Section 213.051. Forfeiture of Right to Employ Individuals in This State; Bond

Sec. 213.051.  FORFEITURE OF RIGHT TO EMPLOY INDIVIDUALS IN THIS STATE;  BOND.  (a)  After a judgment is entered against an employer for a contribution, a penalty, or interest or an assessment against an employer under this chapter is final and execution returned unsatisfied, an employer liable for the unpaid judgment or final assessment may not employ an individual in this state until the employer furnishes a surety bond.(b)  The amount of the bond may not exceed twice the amount due at the time the bond is furnished plus contributions estimated by the commission to become due from the employer during the succeeding calendar year.  The bond must be conditioned on payment of the contribution, penalty, interest, and court costs due from the employer not later than January 30 of the succeeding calendar year.  The bond must be approved by the commission.(c)  If the employer does not furnish the bond or pay the contribution, penalty, and interest due, the commission may apply to the court that entered the judgment for an injunction to prohibit the employer from employing a person in this state without first furnishing a bond as required by this section.  After reasonable notice of not less than 10 days by the court, the court may grant a temporary injunction.  The temporary injunction may be made permanent on final hearing and remains in effect until the requirements of this chapter are satisfied.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 398, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Lab Code § 213.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 213 - Enforcement of Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Subchapter D. Other Enforcement Remedies Against Employer|Section 213.052. Injunction Restraining Certain Violations

Sec. 213.052.  INJUNCTION RESTRAINING CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.  (a)  If an individual or employing unit appears to be violating or threatening to violate this subtitle or any rule or order of the commission adopted under this subtitle relating to the collection of a contribution, a penalty, or interest or to the filing of a report relating to employment, the commission shall bring suit against the individual or employing unit to restrain the violation.  The court may grant a temporary or permanent, prohibitory or mandatory injunction, including a temporary restraining order, as warranted by the facts.(b)  A suit under this section must be brought through the attorney general in the name of the state in a court of competent jurisdiction in Travis County.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 213.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 213 - Enforcement of Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Subchapter D. Other Enforcement Remedies Against Employer|Section 213.053. Violation of Injunction; Receiver

Sec. 213.053.  VIOLATION OF INJUNCTION;  RECEIVER.  (a)  If an individual or an employing unit violates an injunction granted under this subtitle, the court on its own motion or the commission's motion in the name of the state, after notice and hearing, may appoint a receiver.  The receiver may exercise the powers that, in the judgment of the court, are necessary to provide compliance with the injunction, including taking charge of the property of the individual or employing unit.(b)  The power to appoint a receiver under this section is in addition to the power to punish for contempt.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 213.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 213 - Enforcement of Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Subchapter D. Other Enforcement Remedies Against Employer|Section 213.054. Offset Against State Warrant

Sec. 213.054.  OFFSET AGAINST STATE WARRANT.  Any contribution, penalty, interest, or court cost owed by an employer under this subtitle is a debt owed by the employer to the state under Section 403.055, Government Code, only for withholding of a warrant for:(1)  the refund of taxes, fees, assessments, or other deposits required under the law of this state;  or(2)  compensation for goods and services, other than a warrant for:(A)  payment for services performed as an elected or appointed employee of this state;  or(B)  reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of employment as an elected or appointed employee of this state.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 94, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Lab Code § 213.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 213 - Enforcement of Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Subchapter D. Other Enforcement Remedies Against Employer|Section 213.055. Audit of Employer

Sec. 213.055.  AUDIT OF EMPLOYER.  (a)  The commission may employ an auditor or other person to determine the amount of a contribution due and prepare a report due from an employer who does not properly pay a contribution or make a report as required by this subtitle or a rule adopted under this subtitle.(b)  An employer who has not paid the correct amount or made a correct report shall pay, as an additional penalty, the reasonable expenses incurred in the investigation under Subsection (a).  The commission may collect this penalty in accordance with this chapter.(c)  This section does not prevent the commission from using other available funds as necessary for the purpose of auditing an employer or preparing or assisting in preparing a report of an employer.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 213.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 213 - Enforcement of Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Subchapter D. Other Enforcement Remedies Against Employer|Section 213.056. Estimated Taxable Wages if Report Not Filed

Sec. 213.056.  ESTIMATED TAXABLE WAGES IF REPORT NOT FILED.  (a)  If an employer does not make a report to the commission that is required by this subtitle or by commission rule, the commission may estimate the taxable wages paid by the employer during the period to have been covered by the report.  In making this estimate, the commission may use any available source of information.(b)  The commission may collect contributions and penalties using an estimate made under this section as if the estimated wages had been properly reported by the employer.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 213.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 213 - Enforcement of Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Subchapter D. Other Enforcement Remedies Against Employer|Section 213.057. Tax Lien

Sec. 213.057.  TAX LIEN.  (a)  The amount due from an employing unit under this subtitle is secured by a lien on property belonging to the employing unit or to any individual indebted for the sum.(b)  The lien attaches at the time the contribution, penalty, interest, or other charge becomes overdue.(c)  The lien may be recorded in a "State Tax Liens" book kept by a county clerk under Section 113.004, Tax Code.(d)  The lien may be released in the manner provided for other state tax liens under Chapter 113, Tax Code.(e)  The commission shall pay by warrant drawn by the comptroller to the county clerk of the county in which the notice of lien is filed the fee for filing and recording similar instruments.  The fee shall be added to the amount due from the employer.(f)  When the liability secured by the lien is fully paid, the commission shall mail to the employer a release of the lien.  The employer is responsible for filing the release with the appropriate county clerk and to pay the county clerk's fee for recording the release.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 213.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 213 - Enforcement of Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Subchapter D. Other Enforcement Remedies Against Employer|Section 213.058. Additional Tax Lien Enforced by Commission

Sec. 213.058.  ADDITIONAL TAX LIEN ENFORCED BY COMMISSION.  (a)  The amount due from an employing unit to the commission under this subtitle is secured by a lien on property belonging to the employing unit or to any individual indebted for the sum.(b)  The lien attaches at the time a contribution, a penalty, interest, or another charge becomes overdue.(c)  Subchapters A and B, Chapter 113, Tax Code, govern the enforcement of a lien under this section.  In administering and enforcing a lien created under this section, the commission has the powers and duties imposed and conferred on the comptroller for the enforcement of other liens under those subchapters.(d)  A lien under this section is cumulative of the lien created under Section 213.057.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 213.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 213 - Enforcement of Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Subchapter D. Other Enforcement Remedies Against Employer|Section 213.060. Enforcement Against Indian Tribe

Sec. 213.060.  ENFORCEMENT AGAINST INDIAN TRIBE.  (a)  Services performed for an Indian tribe that fails to make a required payment, including payment of a penalty and interest, are not considered, after the exhaustion of all necessary collection activities by the commission, to be employment for purposes of Section 201.048.(b)  Services for an Indian tribe that loses coverage under Subsection (a) may be considered to be employment for purposes of Section 201.048 if the Indian tribe has paid all contributions, payments instead of contributions for benefits paid, penalties, and interest owed by the Indian tribe.(c)  The commission shall notify the Internal Revenue Service and the United States Department of Labor of an Indian tribe that fails to make required payments.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 518, Sec. 11, eff. June 11, 2001.|
TX Lab Code § 213.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 213 - Enforcement of Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Subchapter E. Adjustment or Refund for Employer's Overpayment|Section 213.071. Credit or Refund of Overpayment

Sec. 213.071.  CREDIT OR REFUND OF OVERPAYMENT.  (a)  The commission shall allow the employing unit on application under Section 213.072 to adjust its contribution payments then due for a contribution or penalty erroneously collected from the employer.(b)  If an adjustment cannot be made under Subsection (a), the commission shall refund the amount erroneously collected.(c)  The commission may not approve an application for adjustment or refund if making the adjustment or refund would require removing or disregarding benefit wages that became benefit wage credits or that were charged as benefit wages more than three years before the date on which the application was filed.  For the purpose of this subsection, removing or disregarding benefit wages does not include transferring compensation experience described in Subchapter E, Chapter 204.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 213.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 213 - Enforcement of Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Subchapter E. Adjustment or Refund for Employer's Overpayment|Section 213.072. Application

Sec. 213.072.  APPLICATION.  (a)  An employing unit that pays the commission a contribution or penalty that is allegedly due and that later is determined not due, in whole or in part, may apply to the commission for:(1)  an adjustment for a contribution payment then due;  or(2)  a refund of the overpaid amount if an adjustment cannot be made.(b)  An application for adjustment or refund must be filed before the third anniversary of the date on which the contribution or penalty was allegedly due.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 213.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 213 - Enforcement of Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Subchapter E. Adjustment or Refund for Employer's Overpayment|Section 213.073. Appeal of Commission Determination

Sec. 213.073.  APPEAL OF COMMISSION DETERMINATION.  (a)  If the commission denies a timely application made under this subchapter, the employing unit may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction in Travis County against the commission for review of the commission's refusal to allow an adjustment or a refund.(b)  An action under this section must be filed before the first anniversary of the date on which notice of the denial was mailed to the employing unit.(c)  Trial of an action filed under this section is by trial de novo.(d)  The employing unit may not bring an action for the refund under any other law.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 213.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 213 - Enforcement of Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Subchapter E. Adjustment or Refund for Employer's Overpayment|Section 213.074. Interest Not Allowed

Sec. 213.074.  INTEREST NOT ALLOWED.  Interest is not allowed on an adjustment or refund made under this subchapter or a recovery made in a court action filed under this subchapter.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 213.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 213 - Enforcement of Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Subchapter E. Adjustment or Refund for Employer's Overpayment|Section 213.075. Adjustment or Refund on Commission Initiative

Sec. 213.075.  ADJUSTMENT OR REFUND ON COMMISSION INITIATIVE.  The commission may make an adjustment or refund on its own initiative under this subchapter within the period prescribed by this subchapter.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 215.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 215 - Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 215.001. Definitions

Sec. 215.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Affected unit" means a unit of two or more employees, including a department or shift, designated by an employer to participate in a shared work plan.(2)  "Fringe benefit" means health insurance, a retirement benefit received under a defined benefit plan, as defined by 26 U.S.C. Section 414(j), or under a defined contribution plan, as defined by 26 U.S.C. Section 414(i), a paid vacation day, a paid holiday, sick leave, or any other similar employee benefit provided by an employer.(3)  "Normal weekly hours of work" means the number of hours in a week that an employee ordinarily works for a participating employer or an average of 40 hours per week over a two-week pay period, whichever is less.(4)  "Participating employee" means an employee who works a reduced number of hours under an approved shared work plan.(5)  "Participating employer" means an employer who has a shared work plan in effect.(6)  "Shared work benefit" means an unemployment compensation benefit that is payable to a participating employee.(7)  "Shared work plan" means a plan for reducing unemployment under which employees who are members of an affected unit share the work remaining after a reduction in their normal weekly hours of work.(8)  "Shared work program" means the shared work unemployment compensation program.(9)  "Training" means commission-approved voluntary training sponsored by an employer or funded under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. Section 2801 et seq.) that is designed to enhance a participant's job skills.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (H.B. 1637), Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 13 (H.B. 2035), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Lab Code § 215.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 215 - Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 215.002. Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program

Sec. 215.002.  SHARED WORK UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission, under a voluntary shared work unemployment compensation program designed to reduce unemployment and stabilize the work force, shall allow participating employees shared work benefits.(b)  The commission may adopt rules and establish procedures necessary to administer the shared work program.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 215.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 215 - Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program|Subchapter B. Shared Work Plan|Section 215.021. Approval Required for Employer Plan

Sec. 215.021.  APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYER PLAN.  (a)  Before an employer may participate in the shared work program, the commission must approve the employer's shared work plan.  The plan must be submitted in writing to the commission.(b)  If an employee who participates in a shared work plan is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the collective bargaining agent must approve the plan in writing.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 215.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 215 - Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program|Subchapter B. Shared Work Plan|Section 215.022. Requirements of Shared Work Plan

Sec. 215.022.  REQUIREMENTS OF SHARED WORK PLAN.  (a) The commission may approve a shared work plan if:(1)  the plan:(A)  applies to and identifies a specific affected unit;(B)  identifies the employees in the affected unit by name and social security number and describes how the employees will be notified in advance of the plan, if feasible;(C)  provides an estimate of the number of employees who would be laid off if the employer does not participate in the shared work plan;(D)  reduces the normal weekly hours of work for an employee in the affected unit by at least 10 percent but not more than 40 percent;(E)  applies to at least 10 percent of the employees in the affected unit; and(F)  permits eligible employees to participate in training;(2)  the employer certifies that the implementation of a shared work plan and the resulting reduction in work hours is in lieu of layoffs that would:(A)  affect at least 10 percent of the employees in the affected unit; and(B)  result in an equivalent reduction in work hours;(3)  the employer certifies that:(A)  if the employer currently provides fringe benefits, the fringe benefits continue for employees in the affected unit unless those benefits are not continued for employees not participating in the shared work plan; and(B)  participation in the shared work plan is consistent with the employer's obligations under state and federal law; and(4)  the employer agrees to furnish the commission reports relating to the operation of the plan as requested by the commission and any other information the United States secretary of labor determines is appropriate.(b)  A shared work plan may not be implemented to subsidize a seasonal employer during the off-season.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 13 (H.B. 2035), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Lab Code § 215.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 215 - Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program|Subchapter B. Shared Work Plan|Section 215.023. Approval or Denial of Shared Work Plan; Notice

Sec. 215.023.  APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF SHARED WORK PLAN;  NOTICE.  (a)  The commission shall approve or deny a shared work plan in writing not later than the 30th day after the date the commission receives the plan.(b)  If the commission denies the plan, the commission shall give the employer the reasons for denial.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 215.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 215 - Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program|Subchapter B. Shared Work Plan|Section 215.024. Effective Date of Shared Work Plan; Expiration or Termination

Sec. 215.024.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF SHARED WORK PLAN;  EXPIRATION OR TERMINATION.  (a)  A shared work plan takes effect on the date the commission approves the plan.(b)  A shared work plan expires on the last day of the 12th calendar month beginning after the effective date of the plan.(c)  The commission may terminate a shared work plan for good cause if the plan is not being executed according to the terms and intent of the shared work program.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 215.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 215 - Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program|Subchapter B. Shared Work Plan|Section 215.025. Modification of Shared Work Plan

Sec. 215.025.  MODIFICATION OF SHARED WORK PLAN.  (a)  An employer may modify a shared work plan to meet changed conditions if the modification conforms to the basic provisions of the plan as approved by the commission.(b)  Before implementing a proposed change, the employer must report the change in writing to the commission.(c)  The commission shall reevaluate a plan that is proposed to be substantially modified.(d)  If a proposed plan modification is substantial, the commission may approve the modified plan according to the requirements of Sections 215.022(a)(1) and (2) or shall deny the modification subject to Section 215.023.(e)  Approval of a modified plan does not affect the plan's original expiration date.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 215.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 215 - Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program|Subchapter B. Shared Work Plan|Section 215.026. Participating Employer's Report on Plan Operation

Sec. 215.026.  PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER'S REPORT ON PLAN OPERATION.  A participating employer shall:(1)  monitor and evaluate the operation of its established shared work plan as requested by the commission;  and(2)  report the findings to the commission.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|