Tex. Labor Code § 209.043
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 209.043, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 209.043. REQUIREMENT TO SEEK WORK.
Official statutory text
(a) An individual is ineligible for payment of extended benefits for a benefit period in the individual's eligibility period if during that period the individual failed to actively seek work.
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), an individual is actively seeking work during a benefit period if the individual:
(1) engages in a systematic and sustained effort to obtain work during the benefit period; and
(2) furnishes tangible evidence of that effort.
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), an individual is actively seeking work during a benefit period if the individual:
(1) engages in a systematic and sustained effort to obtain work during the benefit period; and
(2) furnishes tangible evidence of that effort.
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