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Texas Labor Code - LAB § 62.159. Certain Employers Not Contributing to Unemployment Compensation Fund;  Certificate

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) An employer that is not liable for payment of contributions to the unemployment compensation fund under Subtitle A, Title 4,  1 is exempt from this chapter, except with respect to employment of a person in agriculture.

(b) The commission shall furnish a certificate stating whether a specified employer is liable for the payment of contributions to the unemployment compensation fund under Subtitle A, Title 4, to a person making a written request for a certificate.  The commission may require payment of a fee not to exceed $5 for the issuance of the certificate.

(c) A certificate issued under this section is admissible in evidence in an action brought by an employee under Subchapter E.  2  In the absence of evidence to the contrary:

(1) it is presumed that the facts stated in the certificate are true;  and

(2) the certificate is conclusive as to whether the named employer is exempt from this chapter under this section.

1  V.T.C.A., Labor Code § 201.001 et seq.
2  V.T.C.A., Labor Code § 62.201 et seq.
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