Tex. Labor Code § 204.086
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 204.086, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 204.086. COLLECTION OF CONTRIBUTION, PENALTY, OR INTEREST FROM SUCCESSOR EMPLOYER.
Official statutory text
(a) An individual or employing unit that acquires the organization, trade, or business or substantially all of the assets of an organization, trade, or business of an employer who, at the time of the acquisition, is indebted to the commission for a contribution, a penalty, or interest, is liable to the commission for prompt payment of the contribution, penalty, or interest.
(b) If not paid, the commission may bring an action under Chapter 213 for the collection of a contribution, a penalty, or interest as though the contribution, penalty, or interest had been incurred by the successor employer.
(b) If not paid, the commission may bring an action under Chapter 213 for the collection of a contribution, a penalty, or interest as though the contribution, penalty, or interest had been incurred by the successor employer.
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