Texas Labor Code - Section 406.074. Interjurisdictional Agreements
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§ 406.074. INTERJURISDICTIONAL AGREEMENTS. (a) The
commissioner may enter into an agreement with an appropriate agency
of another jurisdiction with respect to:
(1) conflicts of jurisdiction;
(2) assumption of jurisdiction in a case in which the
contract of employment arises in one state and the injury is
incurred in another;
(3) procedures for proceeding against a foreign
employer who fails to comply with this subtitle; and
(4) procedures for the appropriate agency to use to
proceed against an employer of this state who fails to comply with
the workers' compensation laws of the other jurisdiction.
(b) An executed agreement that has been adopted as a rule by
the commissioner binds all subject employers and employees.
(c) In this section, "appropriate agency" means an agency of
another jurisdiction that administers the workers' compensation
laws of that jurisdiction.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended
by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 265, § 3.034, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 406.035 406.051 406.052 406.053 406.071 406.072 406.073 406.074 406.075 406.091 406.092 406.093 406.094 406.095 406.096
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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