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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the languages in which certain labor and employment |
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notices and forms must be provided. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 61, Labor Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 61.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.006. NOTICE LANGUAGES. The commission shall: |
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(1) make available any notice the commission is |
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required to provide to an employee under this chapter in the two |
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languages that are most commonly spoken in this state; and |
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(2) ensure that employees are notified of an |
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employee's ability to request from the commission notice in either |
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language described by Subdivision (1). |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.051, Labor Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) The commission shall ensure that employees are notified |
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of an employee's ability to request from the commission a wage claim |
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form in either language described by Section 61.006. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 401, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 401.026 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 401.026. EMPLOYEE NOTICE LANGUAGES. The division |
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shall make available to an injured employee any notice the division |
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is required to provide to an injured employee under this subtitle in |
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the two languages that are most commonly spoken in this state. For |
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the purpose of this section, notice does not include: |
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(1) an agreement, award, report, or decision under |
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Chapter 410; |
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(2) a commissioner order under this subtitle, |
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including an order under Chapter 408, 410, or 413; |
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(3) a matter involving an administrative violation |
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proceeding under Chapter 415; or |
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(4) a proceeding or activity under Chapter 2001, |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |