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2019 Texas Statutes
Labor Code
Title 2 - Protection of Laborers
Subtitle B - Restrictions on Labor
Chapter 52 - Miscellaneous Restrictions
Subchapter E. Restrictions on Coercion of Employee Trade
Section 52.041. Coercion of Employee Trade; Penalty

Universal Citation:
TX Lab Code § 52.041 (2019)
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Sec. 52.041. COERCION OF EMPLOYEE TRADE; PENALTY. (a) A person, firm, or corporation commits an offense if the person, firm, or corporation requires or attempts to require by coercion an employee to:

(1) deal with a person, association, corporation, or company; or

(2) purchase an article of food, clothing, or other merchandise at a place or store.

(b) A person, firm, or corporation commits an offense if the person, firm, or corporation excludes from work, punishes, or blacklists an employee for failure to:

(1) deal with the person, firm, or corporation; or

(2) purchase an article of food, clothing, or other merchandise at a place or store.

(c) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

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