Texas Labor Code Title 2, Chapter 52 - Miscellaneous Restrictions

SUBCHAPTER A RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN CONSECUTIVE PERIODS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Texas Section 52.001 - Retail Employer
  (a) A person who is an employer may not require an employee to work seven consecutive days in an establishment, the business of which is...
• Texas Section 52.002 - Employer Formerly Subject To Saturday/sunday Closing Law
  An employer whose establishment was closed on Saturday or Sunday to comply with Chapter 15, Acts of the 57th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1961 (Article...

SUBCHAPTER B RESTRICTION ON WORK BY FOREIGN CREW

• Texas Section 52.003 - Offense; Penalty; Defense
  (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...

SUBCHAPTER C RESTRICTIONS ON LENGTH OF HOES

• Texas Section 52.011 - Prohibition Of Certain Work By Foreign Crew; Penalty
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) is an officer or member of a crew of a foreign seagoing vessel; and (2)...
• Texas Section 52.021 - Minimum Length Of Hoe Handles
  (a) An employer of agricultural laborers may not require an employee to use a hoe that has a handle shorter than four feet while performing...

SUBCHAPTER D RESTRICTIONS ON BLACKLISTING

• Texas Section 52.022 - Offense; Penalty
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 52.021. (b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1993,...

SUBCHAPTER E RESTRICTIONS ON COERCION OF EMPLOYEE TRADE

• Texas Section 52.031 - Blacklisting Offense; Penalty
  (a) In this section, "blacklist" means to place on a book or list or publish the name of an employee of an individual, firm, company,...

SUBCHAPTER F RESTRICTIONS ON PENALIZING EMPLOYEE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENA

• Texas Section 52.041 - Coercion Of Employee Trade; Penalty
  (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:...

SUBCHAPTER G RESTRICTIONS ON PROHIBITING EMPLOYEE TRANSPORTATION OR STORAGE OF CERTAIN FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION

• Texas Section 52.051 - Penalizing Employee For Compliance With Subpoena
  (a) An employer may not discharge, discipline, or penalize in any manner an employee because the employee complies with a valid subpoena to appear in...
• Texas Section 52.061 - Restriction On Prohibiting Employee Access To Or Storage Of Firearm Or Ammunition
  A public or private employer may not prohibit an employee who holds a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code,...
• Texas Section 52.062 - Exceptions
  (a) Section 52.061 does not: (1) authorize a person who holds a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, who...
• Texas Section 52.063 - Immunity From Civil Liability
  (a) Except in cases of gross negligence, a public or private employer, or the employer's principal, officer, director, employee, or agent, is not liable in...
• Texas Section 52.064 - Construction Of Provision Relating To Immunity From Civil Liability
  Section 52.063 does not limit or alter the personal liability of: (1) an individual who causes harm or injury by using a firearm or ammunition;...

Last modified: September 28, 2016