Sec. 82.002. DISCHARGE OF LIABILITY

(a) A payment or refund made by an employer or trustee under a written employee benefit plan to a person described by Subsection (b) fully discharges the employer or trustee from all adverse claims against the payment or refund unless, before making the payment, the employer or trustee receives a notice that some other person claims to be entitled to all or part of the payment or refund.

(b) Subsection (a) applies to a payment to:

(1) an employee;

(2) a former employee;

(3) an employee's or former employee's beneficiary, heir, or legatee; or

(4) a representative of an employee's or former employee's estate.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.19(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.