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Tex. Lab. Code § 408.146

TERMINATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME BENEFITS; REINITIATION

Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act

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

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff

(a) If an employee earns wages that are at least 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage for at least 90 days during a time that the employee receives supplemental income benefits, the employee ceases to be entitled to supplemental income benefits for the filing period.

(b) Supplemental income benefits terminated under this section shall be reinitiated when the employee:

(1) satisfies the conditions of Section 408.142(b); and

(2) files the statement required under Section 408.143.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an employee who is not entitled to supplemental income benefits for 12 consecutive months ceases to be entitled to any additional income benefits for the compensable injury.

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