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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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LABOR CODE |
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Title 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION |
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Subtitle A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT |
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Chapter 415. ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS |
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Subchapter A. PROHIBITED ACTS |
Sec. 415.001. ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION BY REPRESENTATIVE OF EMPLOYEE OR LEGAL BENEFICIARY
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A representative of an employee or legal beneficiary commits an administrative violation if the person:
(1) fails without good cause to attend a dispute resolution proceeding within the division;
(2) attends a dispute resolution proceeding within the division without complete authority or fails to exercise authority to effectuate an agreement or settlement;
(3) commits an act of barratry under Section 38.12, Penal Code;
(4) withholds from the employee's or legal beneficiary's weekly benefits or from advances amounts not authorized to be withheld by the division;
(5) enters into a settlement or agreement without the knowledge, consent, and signature of the employee or legal beneficiary;
(6) takes a fee or withholds expenses in excess of the amounts authorized by the division;
(7) refuses or fails to make prompt delivery to the employee or legal beneficiary of funds belonging to the employee or legal beneficiary as a result of a settlement, agreement, order, or award;
(8) violates the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas;
(9) misrepresents the provisions of this subtitle to an employee, an employer, a health care provider, or a legal beneficiary;
(10) violates a commissioner rule; or
(11) fails to comply with this subtitle.