Texas Labor Code 406.124 – Cause of Action
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Terms Used In Texas Labor Code 406.124
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
If a person who has workers’ compensation insurance coverage subcontracts all or part of the work to be performed by the person to a subcontractor with the intent to avoid liability as an employer under this subtitle, an employee of the subcontractor who sustains a compensable injury in the course and scope of the employment shall be treated as an employee of the person for purposes of workers’ compensation and shall have a separate right of action against the subcontractor. The right of action against the subcontractor does not affect the employee’s right to compensation under this subtitle.