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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation |
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system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 208.002, Labor Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 208.002. [NOTICE OF] INITIAL CLAIM; LAST WORK. (a) |
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When used in connection with an initial claim, "last work" and |
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"person for whom the claimant last worked" refer to: |
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(1) the last person for whom the claimant actually |
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worked, if the claimant worked for that person in six or more |
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consecutive weeks and was paid wages by that person equal to at |
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least six times the claimant's weekly benefit amount; or |
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(2) the employer, as defined by Subchapter C, Chapter |
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201, or by the unemployment law of any other state, for whom the |
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claimant last worked. |
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(b) The commission shall mail a notice of the filing of an |
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initial claim to the person for whom the claimant last worked before |
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the effective date of the initial claim. If the person for whom the |
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claimant last worked has more than one branch or division operating |
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at different locations, the commission shall mail the notice to the |
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branch or division at which the claimant last worked. |
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(c) [(b)] Mailing of a notice under this section to the |
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correct address of the person, branch, or division for which the |
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claimant last worked constitutes notice of the claim to the person. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a claim for unemployment compensation benefits that is filed with |
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the Texas Workforce Commission on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A claim filed before that date is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the claim was filed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |