Texas Labor Code
§ 415.001 — ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION BY REPRESENTATIVE OF EMPLOYEE OR LEGAL BENEFICIARY
LA § 415.001Title 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION · Part A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT · Ch. 415. ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS · Art. A. PROHIBITED ACTS
Statute text
View on sourceA representative of an employee or legal beneficiary commits an administrative violation if the person:
(1)fails without good cause to attend a dispute resolution proceeding within the division;
(2)attends a dispute resolution proceeding within the division without complete authority or fails to exercise authority to effectuate an agreement or settlement;
(3)commits an act of barratry under Section 38.12, Penal Code;
(4)withholds from the employee's or legal beneficiary's weekly benefits or from advances amounts not authorized to be withheld by the division;
(5)enters into a settlement or agreement without the knowledge, consent, and signature of the employee or legal beneficiary;
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.265, eff. September 1, 2005.