Tex. Labor Code § 103.002
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 103.002, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 103.002. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Employee" means a person who performs services for an employer, whether or not for compensation.
(2) "Employer" means a person who has one or more employees or other individuals who perform services under a contract of hire or service, whether expressed or implied, or oral or written.
(3) "Job performance" means the manner in which an employee performs a position of employment and includes an analysis of the employee's attendance at work, attitudes, effort, knowledge, behaviors, and skills.
(4) "Prospective employee" means any person who has made an application, either oral or written, or has sent a resume or other correspondence indicating an interest in employment.
(5) "Prospective employer" means an employer to whom a prospective employee has made an application, either oral or written, or sent a resume or other correspondence expressing an interest in employment.
(1) "Employee" means a person who performs services for an employer, whether or not for compensation.
(2) "Employer" means a person who has one or more employees or other individuals who perform services under a contract of hire or service, whether expressed or implied, or oral or written.
(3) "Job performance" means the manner in which an employee performs a position of employment and includes an analysis of the employee's attendance at work, attitudes, effort, knowledge, behaviors, and skills.
(4) "Prospective employee" means any person who has made an application, either oral or written, or has sent a resume or other correspondence indicating an interest in employment.
(5) "Prospective employer" means an employer to whom a prospective employee has made an application, either oral or written, or sent a resume or other correspondence expressing an interest in employment.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.