{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2501.103","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2501.103","heading":"CHARGING OF FEE IN EXCESS OF CERTAIN AMOUNT PROHIBITED IF EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED.","body":"An owner, operator, counselor, agent, or employee of a personnel service may not charge an applicant a fee that exceeds 20 percent of the applicant's gross wages if:\n(1) the employment accepted by the applicant as a result of a referral by the personnel service lasts less than 30 days; and\n(2) the applicant terminates the employment for good cause.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 6, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 15. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT","CHAPTER 2501. PERSONNEL SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER C. PROHIBITED PRACTICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2501.htm#2501.103","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"9fc80009a191555f8821b6c65e5448605ebedc846265e2b9479d90d21d136342","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2501.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2501.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}