Texas Local Government Code § 142.008 Salary Continuation Payments; Subrogation

Sec. 142.008. SALARY CONTINUATION PAYMENTS; SUBROGATION. (a) If a municipality pays benefits to a municipal employee under a salary continuation program when the employee is injured, the municipality is subrogated to the employee's right of recovery for personal injuries caused by the tortious conduct of a third party other than another employee of the same municipality.

(b) The subrogation extends only to payments made by the municipality.

(c) A municipality may not deny benefits under a salary continuation program because a municipal employee has a cause of action against a third party for personal injuries.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

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