Tex. Labor Code § 201.072
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 201.072, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 201.072. SERVICE AS REAL ESTATE BROKER.
Official statutory text
In this subtitle, "employment" does not include:
(1) service performed by an individual as a real estate broker or salesperson if:
(A) the individual engages in activity described by the definition of " broker" in Section 1101.002, Occupations Code;
(B) the individual is licensed as a broker or salesperson by the Texas Real Estate Commission;
(C) substantially all remuneration for the service, whether in cash or other form of payment, is directly related to sales or other output, including the performance of the service, and not to the number of hours worked; and
(D) the service is performed under a written contract between the individual and the person for whom the service is performed, and the contract provides that the individual is not treated as an employee with respect to the service for federal tax purposes; or
(2) service performed by an individual as an instructor of a person licensed or seeking a license as a real estate broker or salesperson if:
(A) the individual instructs in an educational program or course approved by the Texas Real Estate Commission; and
(B) the service is performed under a written contract between the individual and the person for whom the service is performed and the contract provides that the individual is not treated as an employee with respect to the service for federal tax purposes.
(1) service performed by an individual as a real estate broker or salesperson if:
(A) the individual engages in activity described by the definition of " broker" in Section 1101.002, Occupations Code;
(B) the individual is licensed as a broker or salesperson by the Texas Real Estate Commission;
(C) substantially all remuneration for the service, whether in cash or other form of payment, is directly related to sales or other output, including the performance of the service, and not to the number of hours worked; and
(D) the service is performed under a written contract between the individual and the person for whom the service is performed, and the contract provides that the individual is not treated as an employee with respect to the service for federal tax purposes; or
(2) service performed by an individual as an instructor of a person licensed or seeking a license as a real estate broker or salesperson if:
(A) the individual instructs in an educational program or course approved by the Texas Real Estate Commission; and
(B) the service is performed under a written contract between the individual and the person for whom the service is performed and the contract provides that the individual is not treated as an employee with respect to the service for federal tax purposes.
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