Section 81D.001 - Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Adverse action" means an action taken by an employer that a reasonable person would consider was for the purpose of punishing, alienating, or otherwise adversely affecting an employee, contractor, applicant for employment, or applicant for a contract position.(2) "Commission" means the Texas Workforce Commission.(3) "Contractor" means a person who undertakes specific work for an employer in exchange for a benefit without submitting to the control of the employer over the manner, methods, or details of the work.(4) "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus disease and any variants of the disease.(5) "Employer" means a person, other than a governmental entity, who employs one or more employees.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81D.001
Added by Acts 2023SP3, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Third Special Session, ch. TBD,Sec. 1, eff. 2/6/2024, app. only to conduct or an adverse action that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act.