WAIVER, RELEASE, OR COMMUTATION AGREEMENT INVALID
Known as the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 201–215 (345 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Bridges v. Andrews Transport, Inc. (2002)
Most recently applied in Evans v. Dynasty Transportation, Inc. (May 2003)
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(a) Except for an employer's waiver under Chapter 204 and Section 205.011, an agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute the individual's right to benefits or any other rights under this subtitle is not valid.
(b) An agreement by an individual employed by an employer to pay all or a portion of a contribution or reimbursement required to be paid by the employer under this subtitle is not valid.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.