Tex. Labor Code § 213.022
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 213.022, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 213.022. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FILE REPORT.
Official statutory text
An employer who does not file a report of wages paid or contributions due as required by this subtitle or commission rule shall pay to the commission a penalty in the amount equal to:
(1) $15, if the completed report is filed not later than the 15th day after the report's due date;
(2) $30 plus one-twentieth of one percent of wages that the employer failed to report, if the completed report is filed after the 15th day after the report's due date but during the first month after the report's due date;
(3) the sum of the amount computed under Subdivision (2) and the amount equal to $30 plus one-tenth of one percent of wages that the employer failed to report, if the completed report is filed during the second month after the report's due date; or
(4) the sum of the amount computed under Subdivision (3) and the amount equal to $30 plus one-fifth of one percent of wages that the employer failed to report, if the completed report is filed during the third month after the report's due date.
(1) $15, if the completed report is filed not later than the 15th day after the report's due date;
(2) $30 plus one-twentieth of one percent of wages that the employer failed to report, if the completed report is filed after the 15th day after the report's due date but during the first month after the report's due date;
(3) the sum of the amount computed under Subdivision (2) and the amount equal to $30 plus one-tenth of one percent of wages that the employer failed to report, if the completed report is filed during the second month after the report's due date; or
(4) the sum of the amount computed under Subdivision (3) and the amount equal to $30 plus one-fifth of one percent of wages that the employer failed to report, if the completed report is filed during the third month after the report's due date.
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