Texas Labor Code
§ 52.041 — COERCION OF EMPLOYEE TRADE; PENALTY
LA § 52.041Title 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS · Part B. RESTRICTIONS ON LABOR · Ch. 52. MISCELLANEOUS RESTRICTIONS · Art. E. RESTRICTIONS ON COERCION OF EMPLOYEE TRADE
Statute text
View on source(a)A person, firm, or corporation commits an offense if the person, firm, or corporation requires or attempts to require by coercion an employee to:
(1)deal with a person, association, corporation, or company; or
(2)purchase an article of food, clothing, or other merchandise at a place or store.
(b)A person, firm, or corporation commits an offense if the person, firm, or corporation excludes from work, punishes, or blacklists an employee for failure to:
(1)deal with the person, firm, or corporation; or
(2)purchase an article of food, clothing, or other merchandise at a place or store.
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Legislative history
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.