Tex. Labor Code Section 52.003
Offense; Penalty; Defense

(a)

A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter.

(b)

An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c)

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the employee volunteered for work on the seventh consecutive day and that the employee signed a written statement stating that the employee volunteered. The statement must also contain a provision, signed by the employer or the employer’s agent, that the employer did not require the work.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Source: Section 52.003 — Offense; Penalty; Defense, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.­52.­htm#52.­003 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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