Texas Labor Code

§ 52.003 — OFFENSE; PENALTY; DEFENSE

LA § 52.003Title 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS · Part B. RESTRICTIONS ON LABOR · Ch. 52. MISCELLANEOUS RESTRICTIONS · Art. A. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN CONSECUTIVE PERIODS OF EMPLOYMENT

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter.

(b)An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c)It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the employee volunteered for work on the seventh consecutive day and that the employee signed a written statement stating that the employee volunteered. The statement must also contain a provision, signed by the employer or the employer's agent, that the employer did not require the work.

Legislative history

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