Tex. Labor Code § 408.146
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 408.146, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 408.146. TERMINATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME BENEFITS; REINITIATION.
Official statutory text
(a) If an employee earns wages that are at least 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage for at least 90 days during a time that the employee receives supplemental income benefits, the employee ceases to be entitled to supplemental income benefits for the filing period.
(b) Supplemental income benefits terminated under this section shall be reinitiated when the employee:
(1) satisfies the conditions of Section 408.142(b); and
(2) files the statement required under Section 408.143.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an employee who is not entitled to supplemental income benefits for 12 consecutive months ceases to be entitled to any additional income benefits for the compensable injury.
(b) Supplemental income benefits terminated under this section shall be reinitiated when the employee:
(1) satisfies the conditions of Section 408.142(b); and
(2) files the statement required under Section 408.143.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an employee who is not entitled to supplemental income benefits for 12 consecutive months ceases to be entitled to any additional income benefits for the compensable injury.
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