{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-406.122","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 406.122","heading":"STATUS AS EMPLOYEE.","body":"(a) For purposes of workers' compensation insurance coverage, a person who performs work or provides a service for a general contractor or motor carrier who is an employer under this subtitle is an employee of that general contractor or motor carrier, unless the person is:\n(1) operating as an independent contractor; or\n(2) hired to perform the work or provide the service as an employee of a person operating as an independent contractor.\n(b) A subcontractor and the subcontractor's employees are not employees of the general contractor for purposes of this subtitle if the subcontractor:\n(1) is operating as an independent contractor; and\n(2) has entered into a written agreement with the general contractor that evidences a relationship in which the subcontractor assumes the responsibilities of an employer for the performance of work.\n(c) An owner operator and the owner operator's employees are not employees of a motor carrier for the purposes of this subtitle if the owner operator has entered into a written agreement with the motor carrier that evidences a relationship in which the owner operator assumes the responsibilities of an employer for the performance of work.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 406. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE","SUBCHAPTER F. COVERAGE OF CERTAIN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.406.htm#406.122","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"43eb0ccb5f8c29cfa938743d4b1b127b99de0a3199d3b1b0a3bc7e4aee3ee4a9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-406.121","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-406.123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}