Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 234.105 - Civil Penalty(a) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, an employer who knowingly violates a procedure adopted under Section 234.104 for reporting employee information may be liable for a civil penalty as permitted by Section 453A(d) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 653a) .(b) The amount of the civil penalty may not exceed:(1) $25 for each occurrence in which an employer fails to report an employee; or(2) $500 for each occurrence in which the conduct described by Subdivision (1) is the result of a conspiracy between the employer and an employee to not supply a required report or to submit a false or incomplete report.(c) The attorney general may sue to collect the civil penalty. A penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in a special fund in the state treasury.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972, Sec. 62, eff. 9/1/2007.