Texas Health and Safety Code 81D.001 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 81D.001
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this chapter:
(1) “Adverse action” means an action taken by an employer that a reasonable person would consider was for the purpose of punishing, alienating, or otherwise adversely affecting an employee, contractor, applicant for employment, or applicant for a contract position.
(2) “Commission” means the Texas Workforce Commission.
(3) “Contractor” means a person who undertakes specific work for an employer in exchange for a benefit without submitting to the control of the employer over the manner, methods, or details of the work.
(4) “COVID-19” means the 2019 novel coronavirus disease and any variants of the disease.
(5) “Employer” means a person, other than a governmental entity, who employs one or more employees.