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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

    Labor Code § 61.019

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    An employer commits an offense if it intentionally avoids paying wages owed to an employee and, after demand, still does not pay.

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  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 308.004

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    Training courses must be designed and approved under the stated employer-training rules, and they generally must last between 6 and 12 months unless the division approves an exception.

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  • United States — Texas

    Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.005

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    This section says the district is created to support employment, commerce, economic development, and the public welfare, and it should supplement—not replace—city services.

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  • United States — Texas

    Insurance Code § 846.004

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    This section defines when an employee or dependent is considered late-participating for enrollment in a participating employer’s health benefit plan.

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  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 204.022

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    An employer generally may not be charged for certain unemployment benefits tied to an employee’s separation, with multiple listed exceptions.

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  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 209.085

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    A taxed employer may be entitled to notice about a higher maximum potential chargeback, and the notice to a taxed base period employer must mention a possible increase of up to 25%.

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  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 103.001

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    The legislature says employers’ truthful disclosures about current or former employees serve the public welfare, and employers should be immune from civil liability for such disclosures if based on information they obtained and reasonably believe is true.

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  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 61.017

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    Employers must pay wages by an authorized method and follow notice and timing rules for direct deposit or payroll card plans.

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  • United States — Texas

    Insurance Code § 1501.605

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    A large employer health benefit plan issuer may require minimum contribution or participation, but any participation requirement must be stated in the contract, applied uniformly, and not applied to eligible dependents.

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    Labor Code § 204.002

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    An employer must pay a contribution on wages for employment during the year, or the part of the year when the employer is subject to this subtitle, and must pay it to the commission under commission rules.

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  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 201.043

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    This section defines when service counts as “employment” for unemployment law and requires an employer to notify employees in one covered jurisdictional situation.

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  • United States — Texas

    Government Code § 614.005

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    An employer may require reimbursement for legislative leave costs and may require posting the money before leave is granted.

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  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 61.031

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    The commission may require an employer to post a bond in certain wage-related violation cases.

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  • United States — Texas

    Human Resources Code § 42.153

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    A small employer may apply for a permit to operate an employer-based day-care facility, and the employer must file the application with the department on the prescribed form.

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  • United States — Texas

    Labor Code § 213.051

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    An employer with an unpaid final judgment or assessment cannot employ people in this state until it posts a surety bond approved by the commission.

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  • United States — Texas

    Education Code § 51.981

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    An institution of higher education may make an agreement with an employer to provide certain off-campus workforce education or lower-division programs, without regional council approval, if the stated site and six-week conditions are met.

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  • United States — Texas

    Insurance Code § 2053.253

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    Small employers may get a 10% or 15% premium discount if they have no compensable employee lost-time injury in the relevant lookback period; employers with one or more such injuries in the last year are not eligible.

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