An insurance company may not demand an insurance premium from an employer for coverage of an independent contractor or an employee of an independent contractor if the independent contractor is under a contract of hire with the employer.
Tex. Lab. Code § 406.127
EFFECT OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS OF HIRE
Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 401–419 (623 sections).
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.