Except as provided by this subtitle, an agreement by an employee to waive the employee's right to compensation is void.
Tex. Lab. Code § 406.035
WAIVER OF COMPENSATION PROHIBITED
Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 401.001 to 419.007 (623 sections).
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Fairfield Insurance Co. v. Stephens Martin Paving, LP (2008)
Most recently applied in Ross v. Union Carbide Corp. (August 2009)
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.