Tex. Lab. Code § 415.006 · Subchapter A. PROHIBITED ACTS
EMPLOYER CHARGEBACKS PROHIBITED; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An employer may not collect from an employee, directly or indirectly, a premium or other fee paid by the employer to obtain workers' compensation insurance coverage, except as provided by Sections 406.123 and 406.144.
(b) An employee or legal beneficiary of an employee has a right of action to recover damages against an employer who violates Subsection (a).
(c) A person commits an administrative violation if the person violates Subsection (a).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.270, eff. September 1, 2005.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.415.htm
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