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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 82(R)

House Bill 2579

House Author:  Davis, John et al.

Effective:  9-1-11

Senate Sponsor:  Deuell


            House Bill 2579 amends the Labor Code to require the Texas Workforce Commission to relieve an employer that reasonably relies on a previous determination described by the bill that service performed by an individual is not employment under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act of penalties and sanctions that result from a subsequent determination that the service in question is employment.  The bill establishes the period that an employer may rely on a previous employment determination if the service in question is substantially unchanged since the determination was made.