Texas Labor Code - Section 62.159. Certain Employers Not Contributing To Unemployment Compensation Fund; Certificate
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§ 62.159. CERTAIN EMPLOYERS NOT CONTRIBUTING TO
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FUND; CERTIFICATE. (a) An employer
that is not liable for payment of contributions to the unemployment
compensation fund under Subtitle A, Title 4, 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. 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.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended
by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, § 9.16, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Section: 62.152 62.153 62.154 62.155 62.156 62.157 62.158 62.159 62.160 62.161 62.201 62.202 62.203 62.204 62.205
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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