Tex. Labor Code § 213.023
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 213.023, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 213.023. PENALTY FOR OTHER VIOLATION.
Official statutory text
An employing unit shall pay a penalty of $30 if a civil penalty is not otherwise provided by this subtitle and the employing unit:
(1) does not keep records required under this subtitle or commission rule;
(2) makes a false report to the commission; or
(3) violates this subtitle or a commission rule adopted under this subtitle.
(1) does not keep records required under this subtitle or commission rule;
(2) makes a false report to the commission; or
(3) violates this subtitle or a commission rule adopted under this subtitle.
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