(a) Except for public employers and as otherwise provided by law, an employer may elect to obtain workers' compensation insurance coverage.
(b) An employer who elects to obtain coverage is subject to this subtitle.
Tex. Lab. Code § 406.002
COVERAGE GENERALLY ELECTIVE
Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 401–419 (623 sections).
Applied in 37 court decisions — leading case Howard Delivery Service, Inc. v. Zurich American Insurance (2006)
Most recently applied in Austin v. Kroger Texas, L.P. (April 2017)
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.