Texas Labor Code

§ 215.001 — DEFINITIONS

LA § 215.001Title 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT · Part A. TEXAS UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT · Ch. 215. SHARED WORK UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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In this chapter:

(1)"Affected unit" means a unit of two or more employees, including a department or shift, designated by an employer to participate in a shared work plan.

(2)"Fringe benefit" means health insurance, a retirement benefit received under a defined benefit plan, as defined by 26 U.S.C. Section 414(j), or under a defined contribution plan, as defined by 26 U.S.C. Section 414(i), a paid vacation day, a paid holiday, sick leave, or any other similar employee benefit provided by an employer.

(3)"Normal weekly hours of work" means the number of hours in a week that an employee ordinarily works for a participating employer or an average of 40 hours per week over a two-week pay period, whichever is less.

(4)"Participating employee" means an employee who works a reduced number of hours under an approved shared work plan.

(5)"Participating employer" means an employer who has a shared work plan in effect.

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (H.B. 1637), Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 13 (H.B. 2035), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.