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TX Lab Code § 63.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|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 assignment of the employee's wages or a salary is not effective against the employee's employer in any suit for wages or salaries that are unearned at the time the assignment is executed unless the employer is given written notice of the assignment immediately after the execution of the assignment.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 63.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 63 - Action on Assignment of Wages|Section 63.002. Exemption

Sec. 63.002.  EXEMPTION.  This chapter does not affect Section 22.002, Education Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Lab Code § 64.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|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 indebtedness" means an instrument, other than money, used by a person to pay an employee or laborer of the person for labor or otherwise.  The term includes:(A)  a coupon;(B)  a chip;(C)  scrip;(D)  a punchout;  and(E)  a store order.(2)  "Holder" means an employee, laborer, or other bona fide holder who holds an employer's evidence of indebtedness.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.18(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 64.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 64 - Redemption of Employer's Evidences of Indebtedness for Wages|Section 64.002. Redemption of Evidence of Indebtedness

Sec. 64.002.  REDEMPTION OF EVIDENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS.  (a)  A person who uses an employer's evidence of indebtedness shall, on the demand for redemption and presentation of the employer's evidence of indebtedness by the holder on a regular payday, redeem the employer's evidence of indebtedness:(1)  for United States currency;  and(2)  at the face value of the employer's evidence of indebtedness.(b)  The face value of an employer's evidence of indebtedness is currency equal to the cash value of the purchasing power in merchandise at the commissary or other repository of the person.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.18(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 64.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle C - Wages|Chapter 64 - Redemption of Employer's Evidences of Indebtedness for Wages|Section 64.003. Action to Enforce Redemption; Penalty

Sec. 64.003.  ACTION TO ENFORCE REDEMPTION;  PENALTY.  (a)  A holder who under Section 64.002 presents an employer's evidence of indebtedness and demands redemption is entitled, if the person using the employer's evidence of indebtedness refuses redemption, to recover from that person:(1)  the value of the employer's evidence of indebtedness;(2)  a penalty in an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount due;  and(3)  costs of court and reasonable attorney's fees.(b)  The holder may bring an action under Subsection (a) in the holder's own name.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.18(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 81.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|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 Work and Family Policies Clearinghouse.(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Workforce Commission.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 263 (H.B. 2962), Sec. 2, eff. May 30, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 81.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle D - Employee Benefits|Chapter 81 - Work and Family Policies|Section 81.003. Work and Family Policies Clearinghouse

Sec. 81.003.  WORK AND FAMILY POLICIES CLEARINGHOUSE.  The Work and Family Policies Clearinghouse is within the commission.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 81.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle D - Employee Benefits|Chapter 81 - Work and Family Policies|Section 81.004. Clearinghouse Powers and Duties

Sec. 81.004.  CLEARINGHOUSE POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The clearinghouse shall provide technical assistance and information on dependent care and other employment-related family issues to public and private employers, state agencies, policymakers, and individuals.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 263, Sec. 5(2), eff. May 30, 2005.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 263 (H.B. 2962), Sec. 5(2), eff. May 30, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 81.0045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle D - Employee Benefits|Chapter 81 - Work and Family Policies|Section 81.0045. Dependent Care Grant Program

Sec. 81.0045.  DEPENDENT CARE GRANT PROGRAM.  (a)  The clearinghouse may establish a grant program to provide funds to public or private persons to conduct demonstration dependent care projects.(b)  The clearinghouse shall adopt rules governing the submission and approval of grant requests and the cancellation of grants.(c)  To receive a grant, a person whose grant is approved must execute an interagency agreement or a contract with the clearinghouse.  The contract must require the person receiving the grant to perform the services as stated in the approved grant request.  The contract must contain appropriate provisions for program and fiscal monitoring.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 305, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 81.0046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle D - Employee Benefits|Chapter 81 - Work and Family Policies|Section 81.0046. Promotion of Employee Dependent Care Benefits

Sec. 81.0046.  PROMOTION OF EMPLOYEE DEPENDENT CARE BENEFITS.  In providing technical assistance and information under this chapter, the clearinghouse shall encourage employers to provide employee dependent care benefits by:(1)  promoting the economic benefits realized by employers who provide dependent care benefits, including decreased absenteeism and turnover rates, greater productivity, and federal and state tax incentives;(2)  advertising the availability of federal and state tax incentives for employee dependent care benefits;  and(3)  providing technical assistance to employers who establish employee dependent care benefit programs, including assistance in obtaining federal and state tax incentives.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1038, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Lab Code § 81.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle D - Employee Benefits|Chapter 81 - Work and Family Policies|Section 81.005. Deposit of Materials

Sec. 81.005.  DEPOSIT OF MATERIALS.  Materials on employment-related family issues that are published by state agencies may be deposited with the clearinghouse for distribution to employers, job applicants, and other interested persons.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 81.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle D - Employee Benefits|Chapter 81 - Work and Family Policies|Section 81.007. Rules

Sec. 81.007.  RULES.  The commission by rule may adopt procedures to implement functions under Sections 81.004 and 81.005.  In adopting rules under this section, the commission shall consider the recommendations of the clearinghouse staff.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 263 (H.B. 2962), Sec. 3, eff. May 30, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 81.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle D - Employee Benefits|Chapter 81 - Work and Family Policies|Section 81.008. Gifts, Grants, and Donations

Sec. 81.008.  GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.  (a)  The clearinghouse may accept a gift or grant from a public or private entity to fund any activity under this chapter.(b)  The commission may accept a donation of money, services, or property only if the commission determines that the donation furthers the lawful purposes and objectives of the commission under this chapter and the donation is accepted in an open meeting by a majority of the voting members of the commission.  The donation must be reported in the public records of the commission with the name of the donor and the purpose of the donation.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 82.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle D - Employee Benefits|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" includes:(A)  a retirement benefits plan;(B)  a death benefits plan;  and(C)  a savings plan.(2)  "Employer" includes a former employer.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.19(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 82.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle D - Employee Benefits|Chapter 82 - Discharge of Liability Under Certain Employee Benefit Plans|Section 82.002. Discharge of Liability

Sec. 82.002.  DISCHARGE OF LIABILITY.  (a)  A payment or refund made by an employer or trustee under a written employee benefit plan to a person described by Subsection (b) fully discharges the employer or trustee from all adverse claims against the payment or refund unless, before making the payment, the employer or trustee receives a notice that some other person claims to be entitled to all or part of the payment or refund.(b)  Subsection (a) applies to a payment to:(1)  an employee;(2)  a former employee;(3)  an employee's or former employee's beneficiary, heir, or legatee;  or(4)  a representative of an employee's or former employee's estate.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.19(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 82.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle D - Employee Benefits|Chapter 82 - Discharge of Liability Under Certain Employee Benefit Plans|Section 82.003. Notice

Sec. 82.003.  NOTICE.  (a)  The notice described by Section 82.002 must be received at:(1)  the employer's principal place of business in this state, if given to an employer;  or(2)  the trustee's home office, if given to the trustee.(b)  The notice may be given by or on behalf of the other person.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.19(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 82.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle D - Employee Benefits|Chapter 82 - Discharge of Liability Under Certain Employee Benefit Plans|Section 82.004. Corporation May Transfer Stock Ownership

Sec. 82.004.  CORPORATION MAY TRANSFER STOCK OWNERSHIP.  A corporation, the stock of which is a part of a payment or refund that is made as provided by Section 82.002, may accept the stock for transfer as directed by the employer or trustee and treat the person to whom the stock is transferred as the owner of the stock for all purposes unless or until the corporation receives at its home office written notice by or on behalf of a person other than the person to whom the transfer is directed that the other person claims ownership of the stock or another interest in the stock.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.19(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 82.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle D - Employee Benefits|Chapter 82 - Discharge of Liability Under Certain Employee Benefit Plans|Section 82.005. Limited Effect

Sec. 82.005.  LIMITED EFFECT.  This chapter does not affect a claim or right to a payment or refund between persons other than:(1)  an employer or trustee that makes the payment or refund;  or(2)  a corporation that accepts for transfer corporate stock that is a part of the payment or refund.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.19(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 93.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle E - Regulation of Certain Occupations|Chapter 93 - Temporary Employment Services|Section 93.001. Definitions

Sec. 93.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Temporary employee" means an individual hired for a temporary employment service.(2)  "Temporary employment service" means a person who employs individuals for the purpose of assigning those individuals to the clients of the service to support or supplement the client's workforce in a special work situation, including:(A)  an employee absence;(B)  a temporary skill shortage;(C)  a seasonal workload;  or(D)  a special assignment or project.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 574, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Lab Code § 93.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle E - Regulation of Certain Occupations|Chapter 93 - Temporary Employment Services|Section 93.002. Prohibition

Sec. 93.002.  PROHIBITION.  A temporary employment service may not deny an application for, or placement in, a position of employment to an individual for the sole reason that the individual has not earned a high school diploma or graduate equivalency diploma unless the position of employment or the client requires that credential to perform the duties of the position.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 574, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Lab Code § 93.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle E - Regulation of Certain Occupations|Chapter 93 - Temporary Employment Services|Section 93.003. No Cause of Action

Sec. 93.003.  NO CAUSE OF ACTION.  This chapter does not create a private cause of action for any person or class of persons.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 574, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Lab Code § 93.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle E - Regulation of Certain Occupations|Chapter 93 - Temporary Employment Services|Section 93.004. Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage

Sec. 93.004.  WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE. (a) A certificate of insurance coverage showing that a temporary employment service maintains a policy of workers' compensation insurance constitutes proof of workers' compensation insurance coverage for the temporary employment service and the client of the temporary employment service with respect to all employees of the temporary employment service assigned to the client.  The state or a political subdivision of the state shall accept a certificate of insurance coverage described by this section as proof of workers' compensation coverage under Chapter 406.(b)  For workers' compensation insurance purposes, if a temporary employment service elects to obtain workers' compensation insurance, the client of the temporary employment service and the temporary employment service are subject to Sections 406.034 and 408.001.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), an employee's election under Section 406.034(b) made with respect to the temporary employment service applies to any client of the temporary employment service, and the employee may not make a separate election under that section with respect to the client.(d)  If an employee elects to retain a common-law right of action under Section 406.034(b) with respect to the temporary employment service, that election does not apply to a client of that temporary employment service if the client is not subject to Section 406.034.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 1762), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Lab Code § 101.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter A. Rights of Working Persons|Section 101.001. Right to Organize

Sec. 101.001.  RIGHT TO ORGANIZE.  All persons engaged in any kind of labor may associate and form trade unions and other organizations to protect themselves in their personal labor in their respective employment.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter A. Rights of Working Persons|Section 101.002. Right to Influence Another Regarding Employment

Sec. 101.002.  RIGHT TO INFLUENCE ANOTHER REGARDING EMPLOYMENT.  (a)  A person by peaceful and lawful means may induce or attempt to induce another to:(1)  enter or refuse to enter a particular employment;  or(2)  quit a particular employment in which the other person is then engaged.(b)  A member of a trade union or other organization may not enter the premises of another without the consent of the owner of the premises.(c)  This section does not apply to an association formed, an act taken, or an agreement made:(1)  to limit the production, transportation, use, or consumption of labor's products;  or(2)  that creates a trust or conspiracy in restraint of trade under the laws of this state.(d)  Subsection (c) does not interfere with the terms of a private contract between an employer and an employee with regard to the time of service or other stipulations.(e)  Subsection (c) may not be construed as repealing or affecting a statute on trusts, conspiracies against trade, pools, or monopolies.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter A. Rights of Working Persons|Section 101.003. Right to Bargain

Sec. 101.003.  RIGHT TO BARGAIN.  A person's inherent right to work and to bargain freely with the person's employer, individually or collectively, for terms of the person's employment may not be denied or infringed by law or by any organization.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter A. Rights of Working Persons|Section 101.004. Contract for Withholding Union Dues From Employee's Compensation Void Without Employee's Consent

Sec. 101.004.  CONTRACT FOR WITHHOLDING UNION DUES FROM EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION VOID WITHOUT EMPLOYEE'S CONSENT.  A contract that permits or requires the retention of part of an employee's compensation to pay dues or assessments on the employee's part to a labor union is void unless the employee delivers to the employer the employee's written consent to the retention of those sums.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter B. Right to Work|Section 101.051. Definition

Sec. 101.051.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "labor union" means an incorporated or unincorporated association, group, union, lodge, local, branch, or subordinate organization of a union of working persons organized and existing to protect those persons and to improve their working conditions, wages, or employment relationships, but does not include an organization not commonly regarded as a labor union.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter B. Right to Work|Section 101.052. Denial of Employment Based on Labor Union Membership Prohibited

Sec. 101.052.  DENIAL OF EMPLOYMENT BASED ON LABOR UNION MEMBERSHIP PROHIBITED.  A person may not be denied employment based on membership or nonmembership in a labor union.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter B. Right to Work|Section 101.053. Contract Requiring or Prohibiting Labor Union Membership Void

Sec. 101.053.  CONTRACT REQUIRING OR PROHIBITING LABOR UNION MEMBERSHIP VOID.  A contract is void if it requires that, to work for an employer, employees or applicants for employment:(1)  must be or may not be members of a labor union;  or(2)  must remain or may not remain members of a labor union.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.101. Definitions

Sec. 101.101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Enforcement officer" means the attorney general, district attorney, or county attorney.(2)  "Labor organizer" means a person who for a financial consideration solicits membership in a labor union or members for a labor union.(3)  "Labor union" means an incorporated or unincorporated association, group, union, lodge, local, branch, or subordinate organization of a union of working persons organized and existing to protect those persons and to improve their working conditions, wages, or employment relationships, but does not include an organization not commonly regarded as a labor union.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.102. Legislative Findings; Policy

Sec. 101.102.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS;  POLICY.  (a)  The legislature finds that because the activities of labor unions affect the economic conditions of the country and the state by entering into almost all business and industrial enterprises, labor unions affect the public interest and are charged with a public use.(b)  Workers must be protected without regard to whether they are unionized.  The right to work is the right to live.(c)  The policy of this state, in the exercise of its sovereign constitutional police power, is to regulate the activities and affairs of labor unions and officers, agents, organizers, and representatives of labor unions, as provided by this subchapter.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 101.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 101 - Labor Organizations|Subchapter C. Regulation of Labor Unions|Section 101.103. Liberal Construction

Sec. 101.103.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.  (a)  This subchapter shall be liberally construed to:(1)  achieve the purposes provided by Section 101.102;  and(2)  protect the rights of working persons to work and to organize for their mutual benefit in connection with their work.(b)  This subchapter may not be construed to deny the free rights of assembling, bargaining, and petitioning, orally or in writing, regarding a matter affecting labor or employment.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|