Tex. Labor Code § 212.004
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 212.004, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 212.004. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS PENDING APPEAL.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, benefits shall be paid in accordance with a final determination.
(b) Benefits shall be paid promptly in accordance with:
(1) a determination or redetermination of an examiner;
(2) a decision of an appeal tribunal;
(3) a decision of the commission; or
(4) a decision of a reviewing court.
(c) Subsection (b) applies without regard to:
(1) any provision of this subtitle under which benefits may be paid or denied; or
(2) the pendency of:
(A) a period to:
(i) apply for reconsideration;
(ii) file an appeal; or
(iii) petition for judicial review;
(B) an application for reconsideration;
(C) an appeal; or
(D) a petition for judicial review.
(d) Benefits paid under a determination, redetermination, or decision continue until the determination, redetermination, or decision is modified or reversed by a subsequent redetermination or decision, and shall be paid or denied in accordance with the modifying or reversing redetermination or decision.
(b) Benefits shall be paid promptly in accordance with:
(1) a determination or redetermination of an examiner;
(2) a decision of an appeal tribunal;
(3) a decision of the commission; or
(4) a decision of a reviewing court.
(c) Subsection (b) applies without regard to:
(1) any provision of this subtitle under which benefits may be paid or denied; or
(2) the pendency of:
(A) a period to:
(i) apply for reconsideration;
(ii) file an appeal; or
(iii) petition for judicial review;
(B) an application for reconsideration;
(C) an appeal; or
(D) a petition for judicial review.
(d) Benefits paid under a determination, redetermination, or decision continue until the determination, redetermination, or decision is modified or reversed by a subsequent redetermination or decision, and shall be paid or denied in accordance with the modifying or reversing redetermination or decision.
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