Tex. Labor Code § 207.114
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 207.114, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 207.114. WITHHOLDING.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall deduct and withhold from unemployment benefits payable to an individual who owes an uncollected overissuance:
(1) the amount the individual specifies to the commission to be deducted and withheld under this section;
(2) the amount determined under an agreement submitted to the state agency under Section 13(c)(3)(A), Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. Section 2022(c)(3)(A)); or
(3) any amount otherwise required to be deducted and withheld from unemployment benefits under Section 13(c)(3)(B), Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. Section 2022(c)(3)(B)).
(b) The commission shall pay any amount deducted and withheld under this section to the state agency in this state.
(c) An amount deducted and withheld under this section shall be treated for all purposes as if it were paid to the individual as unemployment benefits and submitted by that individual to the state agency as repayment of the individual's uncollected overissuance.
(1) the amount the individual specifies to the commission to be deducted and withheld under this section;
(2) the amount determined under an agreement submitted to the state agency under Section 13(c)(3)(A), Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. Section 2022(c)(3)(A)); or
(3) any amount otherwise required to be deducted and withheld from unemployment benefits under Section 13(c)(3)(B), Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. Section 2022(c)(3)(B)).
(b) The commission shall pay any amount deducted and withheld under this section to the state agency in this state.
(c) An amount deducted and withheld under this section shall be treated for all purposes as if it were paid to the individual as unemployment benefits and submitted by that individual to the state agency as repayment of the individual's uncollected overissuance.
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