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Texas Labor Code § 92.025

Certain Charges and Deductions Prohibited

Temporary Common Worker Employers · Standards of Conduct and Practice

(a) A temporary common worker employer may not charge a common worker for:

(1) safety equipment, clothing, or accessories required by the nature of the work, either by law, custom, or the requirements of the user of common workers;

(2) uniforms, special clothing, or other items required as a condition of employment by the user of common workers;

(3) the cashing of a check or voucher; or

(4) the receipt by the worker of earned wages.

(b) A temporary common worker employer may not deduct or withhold any amount from the earned wages of a common worker except:

(1) a deduction required by federal or state law; or

(2) a reimbursement for a cash advance made to the worker during the same pay period.

Official text of the Texas Labor Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.20(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 7.012, eff. September 1, 2017.