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2022 Texas Statutes
Labor Code
Title 2 - Protection of Laborers
Subtitle B - Restrictions on Labor
Chapter 52 - Miscellaneous Restrictions
Subchapter A. Restrictions on Certain Consecutive Periods of Employment
Section 52.003. Offense; Penalty; Defense
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TX Lab Code § 52.003 (2022)
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Sec. 52.003. OFFENSE; PENALTY; DEFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the employee volunteered for work on the seventh consecutive day and that the employee signed a written statement stating that the employee volunteered. The statement must also contain a provision, signed by the employer or the employer's agent, that the employer did not require the work.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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