{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-52.041","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 52.041","heading":"COERCION OF EMPLOYEE TRADE; PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person, firm, or corporation commits an offense if the person, firm, or corporation requires or attempts to require by coercion an employee to:\n(1) deal with a person, association, corporation, or company; or\n(2) purchase an article of food, clothing, or other merchandise at a place or store.\n(b) A person, firm, or corporation commits an offense if the person, firm, or corporation excludes from work, punishes, or blacklists an employee for failure to:\n(1) deal with the person, firm, or corporation; or\n(2) purchase an article of food, clothing, or other merchandise at a place or store.\n(c) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS","SUBTITLE B. RESTRICTIONS ON LABOR","CHAPTER 52. MISCELLANEOUS RESTRICTIONS","SUBCHAPTER E. RESTRICTIONS ON COERCION OF EMPLOYEE TRADE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.52.htm#52.041","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"612a19f7b31b6685902fab0b94e71d30ee98a4ca2a9b02ca5b93f0b171339ab4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-52.031","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-52.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}