(a) In this chapter:
(1) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265, Sec. 7.01(32), eff. September 1, 2005.
(2) “Department” means the Texas Department of Transportation.
(3) “Employee” means a person in the service of the department under an appointment or express contract of hire and whose name appears on the department’s payroll.
(4) “Legal beneficiary” has the meaning assigned to that term under Section 401.011.
(b) A reference in this chapter to an employee who has been injured includes the employee’s legal beneficiary if the injured employee is dead.

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Terms Used In Texas Labor Code 505.001

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
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