Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81D.001
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81D.001, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 81D.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Adverse action" means an action taken by an employer that a reasonable person would consider was for the purpose of punishing, alienating, or otherwise adversely affecting an employee, contractor, applicant for employment, or applicant for a contract position.
(2) "Commission" means the Texas Workforce Commission.
(3) "Contractor" means a person who undertakes specific work for an employer in exchange for a benefit without submitting to the control of the employer over the manner, methods, or details of the work.
(4) "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus disease and any variants of the disease.
(5) "Employer" means a person, other than a governmental entity, who employs one or more employees.
(1) "Adverse action" means an action taken by an employer that a reasonable person would consider was for the purpose of punishing, alienating, or otherwise adversely affecting an employee, contractor, applicant for employment, or applicant for a contract position.
(2) "Commission" means the Texas Workforce Commission.
(3) "Contractor" means a person who undertakes specific work for an employer in exchange for a benefit without submitting to the control of the employer over the manner, methods, or details of the work.
(4) "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus disease and any variants of the disease.
(5) "Employer" means a person, other than a governmental entity, who employs one or more employees.
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