Texas Labor Code

§ 504.051 — OFFSET AGAINST PAYMENTS FOR INCAPACITY

LA § 504.051Title 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION · Part C. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES · Ch. 504. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS · Art. C. BENEFITS AND OFFSETS

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(a)Benefits provided under this chapter shall be offset:

(1)to the extent applicable, by any amount for incapacity received as provided by:

(A)Chapter 143 or 177A, Local Government Code; or

(B)any other statute in effect on June 19, 1975, that provides for the payment for incapacity to work because of injury on the job that is also covered by this chapter; and

(2)by any amount paid under Article III, Section 52e, of the Texas Constitution, as added in 1967.

(b)If benefits are offset, the employer may not withhold the offset portion of the employee's wages until the time that benefits under this chapter are received.

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Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 665 (H.B. 471), Sec. 2, eff. June 12, 2023.