Employment law in United States — Texas | Esheria Regulatory Atlas

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Employment law in United States — Texas

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

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  • United States — Texas

    Government Code § 497.0595

    1 provisions

    A governmental entity may not enter into or renew a prison-industries contract if the board finds it would negatively affect an employer in Texas. The board must adopt rules for making that determination and must allow an aggrieved employer to submit a sworn statement.

  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 103.003

    1 provisions

    An employer may share job-performance information with a prospective employer if requested, but may not disclose protected conduct information about licensed nurses; affected nurses must be given a chance to submit a statement.

  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 201.076

    1 provisions

    This section says how to treat an individual’s service during a pay period as employment based on whether at least half, or more than half, of the period is employment or not employment.

  • United States — Texas

    Insurance Code § 846.255

    1 provisions

    A multiple employer welfare arrangement must get a written waiver from certain employees who decline coverage, and it must not provide coverage if it knows the employer pressured an employee or dependent to decline for health-status-related reasons.

  • United States — Texas

    Business & Commerce Code § 3.405

    1 provisions

    This section defines key terms and says when a fraudulent indorsement can be treated as effective if an employer entrusted an employee with responsibility over an instrument.

  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 408.003

    1 provisions

    An employer may start benefit payments after an injury, but must notify the division and insurer and may lose reimbursement rights if notice rules are not followed.

  • United States — Texas

    Insurance Code § 1501.604

    1 provisions

    A large employer health benefit plan issuer must get a written waiver from each qualifying employee who declines coverage, and it must not provide coverage if it knows the employer pressured someone to decline for health-status-related reasons.

  • United States — Texas

    Government Code § 825.4041

    1 provisions

    Employers must pay, report, keep records, and remit required retirement-system payments for new members; unpaid amounts can trigger withholding from state money.

  • United States — Texas

    Insurance Code § 846.207

    1 provisions

    A multiple employer welfare arrangement may refuse to renew all covered health benefit plans, but it must give notice to the commissioner and affected employers, wait five years before writing a new health benefit plan in the state, and meet notice, alternative-coverage, and uniformity conditions to discontinue a plan.

  • United States — Texas

    Local Government Code § 174.022

    1 provisions

    A public employer is treated as complying with Section 174.021 for employment conditions covered by an agreement or qualifying arbitration/impasse resolution.

  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 402.087

    1 provisions

    A qualifying prospective employer may obtain an applicant’s prior-injury information only with the applicant’s written authorization.

  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 204.121

    1 provisions

    Employers paying contributions under this subtitle must pay an employment and training investment assessment of one-tenth of one percent of wages, and the commission must deposit the revenue into the holding fund.

  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 204.105

    1 provisions

    A governmental employer that misses a due contribution may face the same penalties as other employers; the commission must notify the comptroller, and the comptroller must pay the delinquency from state funds otherwise owed to that employer.

  • United States — Texas

    Government Code § 546.0003

    1 provisions

    State agencies must jointly adopt and implement an employment-first policy for working-age individuals with disabilities who receive public benefits.

  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 91.050

    1 provisions

    For employment-based tax credits and incentives, the client gets the benefit, and the professional employer organization must provide requested employment information.

  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 21.055

    1 provisions

    Employers, labor unions, and employment agencies must not retaliate or discriminate against a person for opposing discrimination, filing charges or complaints, or helping in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing.

  • United States — Texas

    Health and Safety Code § 81D.006

    1 provisions

    The commission must impose a $50,000 administrative penalty for each violation by an employer, unless the employer corrects the situation by hiring, offering the job, or reinstating and making back pay/reasonable restoration efforts. The commission may also recover reasonable investigative costs after a qualifying inve

  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 213.004

    1 provisions

    In certain judicial proceedings, specified employer reports and audits are admissible as evidence, and they count as prima facie evidence of their contents.

  • United States — Texas

    Government Code § 403.401

    1 provisions

    This section states the subchapter’s purpose: to promote green-industry jobs, training, workforce development, and worker access to education, skills, and labor market information.