Tex. Labor Code § 213.021
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 213.021, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 213.021. INTEREST ON PAST DUE CONTRIBUTION.
Official statutory text
(a) An employer who does not pay a contribution on or before the date prescribed by the commission is liable to the state for interest of one and one-half percent of the contribution for each month or portion of a month that the contribution and interest payments are not paid in full. The total interest applied may not exceed 37-1/2 percent of the amount of contribution due at the due date.
(b) Liability for interest under Subsection (a) does not apply to an employer who:
(1) failed to pay a contribution because of the bona fide belief that all or some of its employees were covered under the unemployment insurance law of another state; and
(2) paid when due a contribution on all the wages of those employees under that law.
(b) Liability for interest under Subsection (a) does not apply to an employer who:
(1) failed to pay a contribution because of the bona fide belief that all or some of its employees were covered under the unemployment insurance law of another state; and
(2) paid when due a contribution on all the wages of those employees under that law.
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