Tex. Labor Code § 210.002
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 210.002, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 210.002. REIMBURSEMENT BY EMPLOYER FOR REDUCTION OF BACK PAY AWARD.
Official statutory text
(a) Subject to Subsection (b), an employer who is assessed a back pay award that is reduced because of the receipt of unemployment compensation benefits by the claimant shall reimburse the compensation fund for benefits paid from the compensation fund in an amount equal to the amount of the reduction in the back pay award.
(b) An employer is not liable under this section to pay more than the amount that the commission determines the claimant was overpaid unemployment compensation benefits because of the back pay award.
(c) An employer shall reimburse the compensation fund as provided by rules adopted by the commission.
(d) The commission shall credit the payment of reimbursement by an employer against the overpayment of benefits.
(b) An employer is not liable under this section to pay more than the amount that the commission determines the claimant was overpaid unemployment compensation benefits because of the back pay award.
(c) An employer shall reimburse the compensation fund as provided by rules adopted by the commission.
(d) The commission shall credit the payment of reimbursement by an employer against the overpayment of benefits.
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