Tex. Labor Code § 213.009
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 213.009, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 213.009. COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT OF OUT-OF-STATE JUDGMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) A qualified attorney who is a regular salaried employee of the commission may represent an employment security agency of another state in a proceeding in a court in this state to collect a contribution, a penalty, interest, or a court cost for which liability has been incurred by an employing unit under an unemployment compensation law or unemployment insurance law of the other state, if:
(1) the liability has been reduced to judgment in a court of record in the state of the requesting agency; and
(2) the unemployment compensation law or unemployment insurance law of the requesting state provides for a similar action on behalf of the commission by the requesting state agency.
(b) The venue for a proceeding under this section is the same as the venue for an action to collect an overdue contribution, penalty, or interest due under this subtitle.
(1) the liability has been reduced to judgment in a court of record in the state of the requesting agency; and
(2) the unemployment compensation law or unemployment insurance law of the requesting state provides for a similar action on behalf of the commission by the requesting state agency.
(b) The venue for a proceeding under this section is the same as the venue for an action to collect an overdue contribution, penalty, or interest due under this subtitle.
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