If a person who has workers' compensation insurance coverage subcontracts all or part of the work to be performed by the person to a subcontractor with the intent to avoid liability as an employer under this subtitle, an employee of the subcontractor who sustains a compensable injury in the course and scope of the employment shall be treated as an employee of the person for purposes of workers' compensation and shall have a separate right of action against the subcontractor. The right of action against the subcontractor does not affect the employee's right to compensation under this subtitle.
Tex. Lab. Code § 406.124
CAUSE OF ACTION
Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 401–419 (623 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Entergy Gulf States, Inc. v. Summers (2009)
Most recently applied in Entergy Gulf States, Inc. v. Summers (April 2009)
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.