Texas Labor Code

§ 406.162 — SCOPE

LA § 406.162Title 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION · Part A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT · Ch. 406. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE · Art. H. COVERAGE OF FARM AND RANCH EMPLOYEES

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(a)This subtitle applies to an action to recover damages for personal injuries or death sustained by a farm or ranch employee who is:

(1)a migrant worker;

(2)a seasonal worker:

(A)employed on a truck farm, orchard, or vineyard;

(B)employed by a person with a gross annual payroll for the preceding year in an amount not less than the greater of the required payroll for the year preceding that year, adjusted for inflation, or $25,000; or

(C)working for a farmer, ranch operator, or labor agent who employs a migrant worker and doing the same work at the same time and location as the migrant worker; or

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.041, eff. September 1, 2005.