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Employment law in United States — Texas

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. Every result links to its stored legal text and available official source evidence.

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• United States — Texas

  Government Code § 411.0077

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  Off-duty commissioned officers may attend courses and do outside work if it does not hurt the department, subject to reasonable department access rules.

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• United States — Texas

  Human Resources Code § 40.083

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  Employers may not retaliate against a person who in good faith reports certain criminal conduct or cooperates with related investigations.

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• United States — Texas

  Insurance Code § 1251.352

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  A blanket accident and health insurance policy may be issued to an employer for covered groups tied to specified workplace hazards, and the employer is the policyholder.

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• United States — Texas

  Labor Code § 204.084

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  This section lets a successor and predecessor seek transfer of compensation experience for a business acquisition, but only if statutory conditions are met.

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• United States — Texas

  Occupations Code § 2501.001

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  This section defines several terms used in the chapter, including applicant, counselor, employer, fee, job order, owner, person, personnel service, and service file.

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  Labor Code § 204.044

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  This section defines how an employer’s benefit ratio is calculated and states that it is expressed as a percentage.

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• United States — Texas

  Labor Code § 205.002

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  A qualifying nonprofit organization may elect to pay reimbursements instead of contributions, but the election must be made within 45 days after notice and generally lasts at least two calendar years.

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• United States — Texas

  Labor Code § 103.005

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  An employer is not required to provide an employment reference for or about a current or former employee.

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• United States — Texas

  Government Code § 437.204

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  An employer may not fire a service member employee for authorized training or duty, and the employee must be allowed back to the same job.

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• United States — Texas

  Insurance Code § 1501.203

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  A small employer health benefit plan issuer may not create separate business classes based on participation requirements, guaranteed issue status, underwriting, proof of insurability, employee/dependent counts, or—except as allowed by Section 1501.202(b)(3)—employees’ trade, occupation, industry, or business type.

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• United States — Texas

  Labor Code § 205.031

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  The commission may require certain reimbursing employers to file a commission-approved surety bond.

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• United States — Texas

  Labor Code § 103.004

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  An employer is generally immune from civil liability for disclosing certain employee information under Section 103.003, unless the disclosure was known to be false or was made with malice or reckless disregard for truth.

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