Tex. Labor Code Section 411.034
Confidentiality Requirement; Offense; Penalty

(a)

The identity of an employee in a report filed under Section 411.032 (Employer Injury and Occupational Disease Report; Administrative Violation) is confidential and may not be disclosed as part of the job safety information system.

(b)

A person commits an offense if the person knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly publishes, discloses, or distributes information that is confidential under this section to a person not authorized to receive the information.

(c)

A person commits an offense if the person knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly receives information that is confidential under this section and that the person is not authorized to receive.

(d)

An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(e)

An offense under this section may be prosecuted in a court in the county where the information was unlawfully received, published, disclosed, or distributed.

(f)

A district court in Travis County has jurisdiction to enjoin the use, publication, disclosure, or distribution of confidential information under this section.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 980, Sec. 1.33, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Source: Section 411.034 — Confidentiality Requirement; Offense; Penalty, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.411.htm#411.034 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

411.001
Definitions 411.002
Application 411.003
Immunity from Certain Liability 411.004
Exclusive Remedy 411.005
Franchisors Excluded 411.011
Coordination and Enforcement of State Laws and Rules 411.012
Collection and Analysis of Information 411.013
Federal Contracts and Programs 411.014
Educational Programs 411.015
Educational Publications 411.016
Peer Review Safety Program 411.017
Advisory Service to Insurance Carriers 411.018
Federal Osha Compliance 411.031
Job Safety Information System 411.032
Employer Injury and Occupational Disease Report 411.033
Job Safety Data Base 411.034
Confidentiality Requirement 411.035
Use of Injury Report 411.061
Accident Prevention Services 411.063
Accident Prevention Personnel 411.064
Inspections 411.065
Annual Information Submitted by Insurance Company 411.066
Notice to Policyholders 411.067
Division Personnel 411.068
Administrative Violation 411.081
Telephone Hotline 411.082
Employer Retaliation Prohibited 411.083
Judicial Relief for Employer Retaliation 411.084
Educational Publications 411.101
Legislative Policy 411.102
Definitions 411.103
Duty of Employer to Provide Safe Workplace 411.104
Division Duties 411.105
Confidential Information 411.106
Safety Classification 411.107
Elimination of Safety Impediments 411.108
Accident Reports 411.109
Effect on Other Law 411.110
Labor Disputes

Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

§ 411.034’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 411.034 — Confidentiality Requirement; Offense; Penalty, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.411.htm#411.034 (last accessed Apr. 20, 2024).