Tex. Labor Code § 52.021
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 52.021, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 52.021. MINIMUM LENGTH OF HOE HANDLES.
Official statutory text
(a) An employer of agricultural laborers may not require an employee to use a hoe that has a handle shorter than four feet while performing agricultural labor in a commercial farming operation.
(b) This section does not apply to an employer engaged in the operation of a greenhouse or nursery.
(b) This section does not apply to an employer engaged in the operation of a greenhouse or nursery.
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