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TX Lab Code § 201.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 201 - Unemployment Compensation Act--General Provisions|Subchapter F. Definition of Wages|Section 201.082. Exceptions to Wages

Sec. 201.082.  EXCEPTIONS TO WAGES.  In this subtitle, "wages" does not include:(1)  that part of the remuneration paid by an employer to an individual for employment during a calendar year that exceeds remuneration to the individual, excluding remuneration under another subdivision of this section, by the employer, of $9,000;(2)  a payment, including an amount the employer pays for insurance or an annuity or pays into a fund for the payment of insurance or an annuity, that is made to or for an employee or the employee's dependent under a plan the employer established for employees generally, or a class of employees, including or excluding the employee's dependents, for:(A)  retirement;(B)  sickness or accident disability;(C)  medical or hospitalization expenses in connection with sickness or accident disability;  or(D)  expenses related to death;(3)  a payment made to an individual employee for retirement, including an amount an employer pays for insurance or an annuity or pays into a fund for the payment of insurance or an annuity;(4)  a payment for sickness or accident disability, or medical or hospitalization expenses for sickness or accident disability, an employer makes to or for an individual employee after the expiration of six calendar months after the last calendar month the employee worked for the employer;(5)  a payment made to or for an employee or the employee's beneficiary:(A)  from or to a trust defined by Section 401(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401(a)), that is exempt from tax under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501(a)), at the time of payment, unless the payment is made to an employee of the trust as remuneration for service as an employee and not as a beneficiary of the trust;  or(B)  under or to an annuity plan that, at the time of the payment, is a plan described by Section 403(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 403(a));  (6)  a tax an employer pays, without deduction from the remuneration of the employee, that is imposed on the employee under Section 3101, Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 3101);(7)  noncash remuneration paid to an employee for service not in the course of the employer's business;(8)  a payment, except vacation or sick pay, made to an employee after the month the employee is 65 years of age, if the employee did not work for the employer in the period for which the payment is made;  or(9)  the part of remuneration from a single employer for services in a calendar year that exceeds the amount applicable to the year under Subdivision (1) for which contributions have been paid under a state unemployment law.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 94, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Lab Code § 201.091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 201 - Unemployment Compensation Act--General Provisions|Subchapter G. Total and Partial Unemployment|Section 201.091. Total and Partial Unemployment

Sec. 201.091.  TOTAL AND PARTIAL UNEMPLOYMENT.  (a)  An individual is totally unemployed in a benefit period during which the individual does not perform services for wages in excess of the greater of:(1)  $5;  or(2)  25 percent of the benefit amount.(b)  An individual is partially unemployed in a benefit period of less than full-time work if the individual's wages payable for that benefit period are less than the sum of:(1)  the benefit amount the individual would be entitled to receive if the individual was totally unemployed;  and(2)  the greater of:(A)  $5;  or(B)  25 percent of the benefit amount.(c)  For purposes of this subtitle, an individual is considered unemployed if the individual is:(1)  totally unemployed as defined by Subsection (a);  or(2)  partially unemployed as defined by Subsection (b).(d)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), an individual is not partially unemployed for purposes of this subtitle for a benefit period in which the individual's working hours are reduced by the individual's employer as a result of misconduct connected with the work on the part of the individual.  Such limitation will be effective for a maximum of four weeks from the effective date of such a reduction in hours.(e)  For purposes of this subtitle, an individual is not considered unemployed and is not eligible to receive benefits for any benefit period during which the individual works the individual's customary full-time hours, regardless of the amount of wages the individual earns during the benefit period.(f)  For purposes of this subtitle, an individual who last worked for a temporary help firm is not considered to be unemployed until three business days have passed since the date the individual's last assignment ended.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.26(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 83, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1184, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 592 (H.B. 1745), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 201.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 201 - Unemployment Compensation Act--General Provisions|Subchapter H. Conformity With Federal Statutes|Section 201.101. Conformity With Federal Statutes

Sec. 201.101.  CONFORMITY WITH FEDERAL STATUTES.  If the United States secretary of labor holds that Section 91.044(a-1) or a provision of this subtitle does not conform with a federal statute, the commission may administer Section 91.044(a-1) or this subtitle, as applicable, to conform with the federal statute until the legislature meets in its next session and has an opportunity to amend the applicable law.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1260 (H.B. 3150), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 202.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 202 - Texas Employment Commission|Subchapter C. Agency Administrator and Personnel|Section 202.044. Division of Education

Sec. 202.044.  DIVISION OF EDUCATION.  (a)  The division of education is a division in the commission.  The division shall assist the agency administrator and commission in administering their functions under Chapter 132, Education Code.(b)  The agency administrator shall assign sufficient staff to the division to enable it to perform its functions.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 40, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 203.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 203 - Financing and Funds|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 203.001. Definitions

Sec. 203.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Administration fund" means the unemployment compensation administration fund created under Section 203.151.(2)  "Federal trust fund" means the unemployment trust fund created under Section 904, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1104).(3)  "Special administration fund" means the unemployment compensation special administration fund created under Section 203.201.(4)  Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 12.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 12.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Lab Code § 203.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 203 - Financing and Funds|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 203.002. Duties of Comptroller

Sec. 203.002.  DUTIES OF COMPTROLLER.  (a)  The comptroller is treasurer and custodian of the compensation fund and the special administration fund and shall administer the funds in accordance with the directions of the commission.(b)  The comptroller shall issue warrants on the compensation fund in accordance with rules adopted by the commission.(c)  The comptroller shall issue warrants on the special administration fund in accordance with the directions of the commission.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Lab Code § 203.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 203 - Financing and Funds|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 203.003. Comptroller's Bond Liability

Sec. 203.003.  COMPTROLLER'S BOND LIABILITY.  The comptroller is liable on the comptroller's official bond for the faithful performance of the comptroller's duties under this subtitle in connection with the compensation fund, the administration fund, and the special administration fund.  This liability is in addition to liability on any separate bond that the comptroller may give.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 12.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Lab Code § 203.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 203 - Financing and Funds|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 203.004. Deposit of Funds; Exception

Sec. 203.004.  DEPOSIT OF FUNDS;  EXCEPTION.  All money paid to the commission under this subtitle:(1)  shall be deposited in the treasury unless:(A)  a state or federal law prohibits deposit in the treasury;  or(B)  the deposit would result in the loss of any federal funds;  and(2)  may be used only for the administration of this subtitle.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 203.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 203 - Financing and Funds|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 203.005. Application of Other Law

Sec. 203.005.  APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.  Money in the compensation fund, the administration fund, and the special administration fund shall be deposited, administered, and disbursed in the same manner and under the same requirements as provided by law for other special funds in the state treasury.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 203.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 203 - Financing and Funds|Subchapter B. Unemployment Compensation Fund|Section 203.021. Unemployment Compensation Fund; Separate Accounts

Sec. 203.021.  UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FUND;  SEPARATE ACCOUNTS.  (a)  The unemployment compensation fund is a special fund.(b)  The compensation fund consists of:(1)  contributions collected under this subtitle;(2)  interest earned on money in the compensation fund;(3)  property or securities acquired through the use of money in the compensation fund;(4)  earnings of property or securities described by Subdivision (3);(5)  amounts recovered for losses sustained by the compensation fund;  and(6)  other money received for the compensation fund from any other source.(c)  Money in the compensation fund shall be mingled and undivided.(d)  The comptroller shall maintain in the compensation fund:(1)  a clearing account;(2)  a federal trust fund account;  and(3)  a benefit account.(e)  Money in the compensation fund may not be transferred to the:(1)  Texas Enterprise Fund created under Section 481.078, Government Code; or(2)  Texas emerging technology fund established under Section 490.101, Government Code.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 12.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1297 (H.B. 2457), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Lab Code § 203.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 203 - Financing and Funds|Subchapter B. Unemployment Compensation Fund|Section 203.022. Composition and Use of Clearing Account

Sec. 203.022.  COMPOSITION AND USE OF CLEARING ACCOUNT.  (a)  On receipt of any money payable to the compensation fund, the commission shall forward the money to the comptroller, who shall immediately deposit it in the clearing account.(b)  Except as provided by Section 203.026, money in the clearing account, after it has cleared, shall be immediately deposited with the United States secretary of the treasury to the credit of this state's account in the federal trust fund.  This section prevails over any conflicting state statute relating to the deposit, administration, release, or disbursement of money in the possession or custody of this state.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 12.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Lab Code § 203.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 203 - Financing and Funds|Subchapter B. Unemployment Compensation Fund|Section 203.023. Requisitions From Federal Trust Fund; Benefit Account

Sec. 203.023.  REQUISITIONS FROM FEDERAL TRUST FUND;  BENEFIT ACCOUNT.  (a)  The commission periodically shall requisition from the federal trust fund amounts the commission considers necessary for the payment of benefits and refunds for a reasonable period.  The commission may not requisition an amount exceeding the balance of this state's account in the federal trust fund.(b)  The benefit account is composed of money requisitioned from this state's account in the federal trust fund.(c)  On receipt of money requisitioned from the federal trust fund, the comptroller shall deposit it in the benefit account.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 12.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Lab Code § 203.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 203 - Financing and Funds|Subchapter B. Unemployment Compensation Fund|Section 203.024. Deposits

Sec. 203.024.  DEPOSITS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the comptroller, under the direction of the commission, may deposit money credited to the clearing and benefit accounts in a bank or public depository in which general funds of this state may be deposited.(b)  A public deposit insurance charge or premium may not be paid out of the compensation fund.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 12.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Lab Code § 203.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 203 - Financing and Funds|Subchapter B. Unemployment Compensation Fund|Section 203.025. Use of Requisitioned Money

Sec. 203.025.  USE OF REQUISITIONED MONEY.  (a)  The commission shall direct the administration of the compensation fund exclusively for the purposes of this subtitle.(b)  Money requisitioned from this state's account in the federal trust fund may be used only for the payment of benefits or for refunds as provided by Sections 203.023, 203.026, 203.027, and 203.203 and by Subchapter B, Chapter 210, and Subchapter E, Chapter 213 except that money credited to this state's account as provided by Section 903, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1103), may be requisitioned and used by the commission only to the extent and under the conditions prescribed by that section.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b) or any other provision of this subtitle or other law, the commission, under an agreement with or waiver by the United States secretary of labor, may use money requisitioned from this state's account in the federal trust fund to conduct demonstration projects for the reemployment of unemployed individuals in the manner prescribed by that agreement or waiver and consistent with any applicable requirements under federal law. The commission shall provide to the legislative standing committees with primary jurisdiction over the commission any evaluation reports required by the United States Department of Labor for a reemployment demonstration project.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 3005), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Lab Code § 203.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 203 - Financing and Funds|Subchapter B. Unemployment Compensation Fund|Section 203.026. Accounts From Which Benefits and Refunds Are Paid

Sec. 203.026.  ACCOUNTS FROM WHICH BENEFITS AND REFUNDS ARE PAID.  (a)  The comptroller may issue a warrant for a benefit only from the benefit account.(b)  As directed by the commission, the comptroller may issue a warrant for a refund as provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 213, from the benefit account or the clearing account.(c)  An expenditure from the benefit account or a refund from the clearing account is not subject to a law that requires itemization or other formal release by a state officer of money in the officer's custody.(d)  Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.28(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.28(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 203.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 203 - Financing and Funds|Subchapter B. Unemployment Compensation Fund|Section 203.027. Unexpended Balance of Benefit Account

Sec. 203.027.  UNEXPENDED BALANCE OF BENEFIT ACCOUNT.  Money requisitioned from the federal trust fund that remains unclaimed or unpaid in the benefit account after the end of the period for which the money was requisitioned shall be, in the commission's discretion:(1)  deducted from an estimate for the succeeding periods and used to pay benefits and refunds in those periods;  or(2)  redeposited in the federal trust fund as provided by Section 203.022.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 203.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 203 - Financing and Funds|Subchapter B. Unemployment Compensation Fund|Section 203.028. Solvency of Compensation Fund; Reserve

Sec. 203.028.  SOLVENCY OF COMPENSATION FUND;  RESERVE.  (a)  If the commission believes that a change in contribution or benefit rates will become necessary to protect the solvency of the compensation fund, it shall inform the governor and legislature of its belief and when the change will become necessary and shall make recommendations for the necessary change.(b)  The commission, if possible, shall maintain in the compensation fund a reserve against the liability to pay benefits in future years in excess of current contributions.  The commission shall create the reserve according to accepted actuarial principles using statistics of employment, business activity, and other relevant factors for the longest possible period.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 203.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 203 - Financing and Funds|Subchapter B. Unemployment Compensation Fund|Section 203.029. Refund of Contributions to Federal Instrumentality

Sec. 203.029.  REFUND OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO FEDERAL INSTRUMENTALITY.  If this state is not certified for any year by the United States secretary of labor as required under Section 3304(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 3304(c)), the commission shall refund from the compensation fund a payment required of an instrumentality of the federal government for that year in the same manner and within the same period as provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 213, for contributions erroneously collected.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 203.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 203 - Financing and Funds|Subchapter B. Unemployment Compensation Fund|Section 203.030. Reimbursement From or to Compensation Fund Under Reciprocal Arrangement

Sec. 203.030.  REIMBURSEMENT FROM OR TO COMPENSATION FUND UNDER RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENT.  (a)  The commission may reimburse a state or federal agency from the compensation fund or receive a reimbursement from a state or federal agency for the compensation fund under an arrangement under Section 211.003.(b)  A reimbursement paid from the compensation fund under this section is a benefit for the purposes of this subtitle.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 203.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 203 - Financing and Funds|Subchapter B. Unemployment Compensation Fund|Section 203.031. Nonliability of State

Sec. 203.031.  NONLIABILITY OF STATE.  Benefits are due and payable only to the extent money is available for that purpose in the compensation fund.  Neither this state nor the commission is liable for any amount in excess of the amount in that fund.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 203.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 4 - Employment Services and Unemployment|Subtitle A - Texas Unemployment Compensation Act|Chapter 203 - Financing and Funds|Subchapter B. Unemployment Compensation Fund|Section 203.032. Management of Compensation Fund on Discontinuance of Federal Trust Fund

Sec. 203.032.  MANAGEMENT OF COMPENSATION FUND ON DISCONTINUANCE OF FEDERAL TRUST FUND.  (a)  To the extent that a provision of this subchapter relates to the federal trust fund, the provision is operative only as long as:(1)  the federal trust fund exists;  and(2)  the United States secretary of the treasury maintains for this state a separate book account of all funds deposited in the federal trust fund by this state for benefit purposes, with this state's proportionate share of the earnings of the federal trust fund, from which no other state is permitted to make withdrawals.(b)  If the federal trust fund ceases to exist or the secretary of the treasury ceases to maintain a separate book account for this state in the federal trust fund, all money, property, or securities in the federal trust fund that belong to the compensation fund shall be transferred to the comptroller. The comptroller shall hold, invest, transfer, deposit, and release the money, property, or securities in a manner approved by the commission in accordance with this subtitle.(c)  Money held by the comptroller under Subsection (b) shall be invested in readily marketable bonds or other interest-bearing obligations of the United States of America.  The money shall be invested in such a manner that the assets of the compensation fund are readily convertible at all times into cash as needed for the payment of benefits.(d)  The comptroller may dispose of securities or other property belonging to the compensation fund only under the direction of the commission.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 12.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|