Tex. Labor Code § 201.046
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 201.046, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 201.046. EMPLOYMENT TO ASSIST EMPLOYEE OR AGENT.
Official statutory text
(a) An individual employed to perform or to assist in performing the work of an employee or agent of an employing unit is employed by that employing unit for purposes of this subtitle if the employing unit has actual or constructive knowledge of the work.
(b) Subsection (a) applies without regard to whether the individual is hired or paid directly by the employing unit or by the employee or agent.
(b) Subsection (a) applies without regard to whether the individual is hired or paid directly by the employing unit or by the employee or agent.
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