Texas Labor Code

§ 213.055 — AUDIT OF EMPLOYER

LA § 213.055Title 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT · Part A. TEXAS UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT · Ch. 213. ENFORCEMENT OF TEXAS UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT · Art. D. OTHER ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES AGAINST EMPLOYER

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(a)The commission may employ an auditor or other person to determine the amount of a contribution due and prepare a report due from an employer who does not properly pay a contribution or make a report as required by this subtitle or a rule adopted under this subtitle.

(b)An employer who has not paid the correct amount or made a correct report shall pay, as an additional penalty, the reasonable expenses incurred in the investigation under Subsection (a). The commission may collect this penalty in accordance with this chapter.

(c)This section does not prevent the commission from using other available funds as necessary for the purpose of auditing an employer or preparing or assisting in preparing a report of an employer.

Legislative history

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.