Tex. Lab. Code § 402.00124

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 402.00124 - Conflict of Interest
(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.
(b) A person may not be the commissioner and may not be a division employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity" as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) if:
(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of workers' compensation; or
(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of workers' compensation.

Tex. Lab. Code § 402.00124

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265, Sec. 1.004, eff. 9/1/2005.