Benefits are not assignable, except a legal beneficiary may, with the commissioner's approval, assign the right to death benefits.
Tex. Lab. Code § 408.202
ASSIGNABILITY OF BENEFITS
Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 401.001 to 419.007 (623 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case APOLLO ENTERPRISES, INC. v. ScripNet, Inc. (2009)
Most recently applied in APOLLO ENTERPRISES, INC. v. ScripNet, Inc. (December 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.