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Tex. Lab. Code § 407A.056

INDEMNITY AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS

Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act

The act spans §§ 401–419 (623 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case G.T. Leach Builders, LLC v. Sapphire V.P., Lp (2015)

Most recently applied in Allen Patterson, Steve Tilton, Richard Sendler, Lincoln Privette, Marc Ellis, Joey Carter, Barry Davis, Michael Nieri, Allen Patterson Residential LLC v. Witter (November 2018)

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 275, Sec. 1, eff

(a) An indemnity agreement filed under Section 407A.051 must jointly and severally bind the group and each employer who is a member of the group to meet the workers' compensation obligations of each member.

(b) The indemnity agreement must be in the form prescribed by the commissioner and must include minimum uniform substantive provisions as prescribed by the commissioner. Subject to the commissioner's approval, a group may add other provisions necessary because of that group's particular circumstances.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.