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Tex. Lab. Code § 411.102

DEFINITIONS

Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act

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

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Watson v. Dallas Independent School District (2004)

Most recently applied in Watson v. Dallas Independent School District (March 2004)

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.54(a), eff

In this subchapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265, Sec. 7.01(28), eff. September 1, 2005.

(2) "Employee" means an individual who works for an employer for compensation. The term does not include an individual employed to perform domestic services in a private residence.

(3) "Employer" means a person who has control or custody of any employment, place of employment, or employee. The term does not include a carrier, as that term is used in Title 49, United States Code, that is regulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission, except that the term includes a railroad.

(4) "Place of employment" means a location, other than a private residence where domestic service is performed, where:

(A) a trade, industry, or business is temporarily or permanently conducted; or

(B) an employee is directly or indirectly employed by another for direct or indirect gain.

(5) "Safe" as applied to employment or places of employment means freedom from occupational injury for employees to the extent reasonably permitted by the nature of the employment.

(6) "Safeguard" means any practicable method of mitigating or preventing occupational 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.