Texas Labor Code
§ 201.021 — GENERAL DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER
LA § 201.021Title 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT · Part A. TEXAS UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT · Ch. 201. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT--GENERAL PROVISIONS · Art. C. DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER
Statute text
View on source(a)In this subtitle, "employer" means an employing unit that:
(1)paid wages of $1,500 or more during a calendar quarter in the current or preceding calendar year; or
(2)employed at least one individual in employment for a portion of at least one day during 20 or more different calendar weeks of the current or preceding calendar year.
(b)The definition provided by this section does not apply to an employing unit covered by Section 201.023 or to farm and ranch labor covered by Section 201.028.
(c)An individual who performs a service in this state for an employing unit that maintains two or more separate establishments in this state is employed by a single employing unit for purposes of this subtitle.
(d)In this subsection, "franchisee" and "franchisor" have the meanings assigned by 16 C.F.R. Section 436.1. The definition of employer provided by this section does not apply to a franchisor with respect to:
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1156 (S.B. 652), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.