{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-404.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 404.153","heading":"EMPLOYER NOTIFICATION; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.","body":"(a) Each employer shall notify its employees of the ombudsman program in the manner prescribed by the office.\n(a-1) An employer that employs first responders or supervises volunteer first responders shall notify the first responders of the first responder liaison in the manner prescribed by the office. In this subsection, \"first responder\" has the meaning assigned by Section 504.055.\n(b) An employer commits an administrative violation if the employer fails to comply with this section.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Redesignated from Labor Code Sec. 409.041(d) and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 980, Sec. 1.31, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nRedesignated from Labor Code, Section 409.043 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.017, eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 465 (H.B. 2082), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 404. OFFICE OF INJURED EMPLOYEE COUNSEL","SUBCHAPTER D. OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.404.htm#404.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"5600a4de60c4fd4dba1cf197d29e32789ab0c7966e1fa3181a7fe091e2ca6832","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-404.1525","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-404.154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}