Tex. Labor Code § 301.081
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 301.081, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 301.081. EMPLOYEE RECORDS OF EMPLOYING UNIT; OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) Each employing unit shall keep employment records containing information as prescribed by the commission and as necessary for the proper administration of this title. The records are open to inspection and may be copied by the commission or an authorized representative of the commission at any reasonable time and as often as necessary.
(b) The commission may require from an employing unit sworn or unsworn reports regarding persons employed by the employing unit as necessary for the effective administration of this title.
(c) Employment information obtained or otherwise secured under this section may not be published and is not open to public inspection, other than to a public employee in the performance of public duties, except as the commission considers necessary for the proper administration of this title or as provided by commission rule and consistent with federal law.
(d) A person commits an offense if the person violates any provision of this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) The commission may require from an employing unit sworn or unsworn reports regarding persons employed by the employing unit as necessary for the effective administration of this title.
(c) Employment information obtained or otherwise secured under this section may not be published and is not open to public inspection, other than to a public employee in the performance of public duties, except as the commission considers necessary for the proper administration of this title or as provided by commission rule and consistent with federal law.
(d) A person commits an offense if the person violates any provision of this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
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