CHAPTER 210. BACK PAY AWARDS; LOST OR MISPLACED WARRANTS
LABOR CODE
TITLE 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT
SUBTITLE A. TEXAS UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT
CHAPTER 210. BACK PAY AWARDS; LOST OR MISPLACED WARRANTS
SUBCHAPTER A. BACK PAY AWARDS
Sec. 210.001. NOTICE OF BACK PAY AWARD REDUCTION. If a back pay
award to a claimant is reduced because of the receipt of
unemployment compensation benefits by the claimant, the employer
against whom the back pay award was made shall notify the
commission of the back pay award in writing not later than the
12th day after the date on which the employer learns about the
reduction.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Sec. 210.002. REIMBURSEMENT BY EMPLOYER FOR REDUCTION OF BACK
PAY AWARD. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), an employer who is
assessed a back pay award that is reduced because of the receipt
of unemployment compensation benefits by the claimant shall
reimburse the compensation fund for benefits paid from the
compensation fund in an amount equal to the amount of the
reduction in the back pay award.
(b) An employer is not liable under this section to pay more
than the amount that the commission determines the claimant was
overpaid unemployment compensation benefits because of the back
pay award.
(c) An employer shall reimburse the compensation fund as
provided by rules adopted by the commission.
(d) The commission shall credit the payment of reimbursement by
an employer against the overpayment of benefits.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Sec. 210.003. EMPLOYEE'S LIABILITY; SOLE LIABILITY OF EMPLOYER.
A claimant is not liable for an overpayment of benefits that
results from a back pay award and for which the employer against
whom the award is made is required under Section 210.002 to
reimburse the compensation fund, and the employer's liability is
the only liability because of the overpayment. This section
prevails over any conflicting provision of this subtitle.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
SUBCHAPTER B. LOST OR MISPLACED WARRANTS
Sec. 210.011. REPLACEMENT FOR LOST OR MISPLACED WARRANT. (a)
The comptroller may issue to a claimant a replacement warrant for
a warrant issued in payment of benefits under this subtitle if
the claimant who was entitled to receive the original warrant:
(1) loses or for any reason fails to receive the warrant; and
(2) furnishes satisfactory proof to the comptroller of the loss
or failure to receive the warrant.
(b) Subject to Section 210.013, the replacement warrant shall be
issued as provided by Section 403.054, Government Code.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.36(a), eff. Sept.
1, 1995.
Sec. 210.012. DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT OF WARRANT. The comptroller
may not pay a warrant issued for benefits unless the warrant is
presented for payment before the first anniversary of the date on
which the warrant was issued.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.36(b), eff. Sept.
1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 12.11, eff. Sept.
1, 1997.
Sec. 210.013. DEADLINE FOR ISSUANCE OF REPLACEMENT WARRANT. A
replacement warrant may not be issued under this chapter after
the first anniversary of the date of the original warrant.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.36(c), eff. Sept.
1, 1995.