HB 3763
AN ACT relating to certain audits of employers conducted by the Texas
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Restricts the Texas Workforce Commission from conducting random audits of employers and limits audits to situations where there is specific evidence of a potential violation of labor regulations. Employers can only be audited if the commission has a reasonable belief that they have violated labor laws or related rules, preventing arbitrary or routine workplace inspections. This change provides more protection for businesses by requiring a substantive cause for workplace audits.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to certain audits of employers conducted by the Texas BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 213.055, Labor Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) The commission may conduct an audit of an employer to determine if the employer is in compliance with the requirements of this subtitle or rules adopted under this subtitle only if the commission has reason to believe that the employer has violated this subtitle or a rule adopted under this subtitle. The commission may not conduct a random audit of an employer for that purpose. SECTION 2. This act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to certain audits of employers conducted by the Texas
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