S.B. No. 458
AN ACT
relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation
system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 208.002, Labor Code, is amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 208.002. [NOTICE OF] INITIAL CLAIM; LAST WORK.
(a) When used in connection with an initial claim, "last work" and
"person for whom the claimant last worked" refer to:
(1) the last person for whom the claimant actually
worked, if the claimant worked for that person for at least 30 hours
during a week; or
(2) the employer, as defined by Subchapter C, Chapter
201, or by the unemployment law of any other state, for whom the
claimant last worked.
(b) The commission shall mail a notice of the filing of an
initial claim to the person for whom the claimant last worked before
the effective date of the initial claim. If the person for whom the
claimant last worked has more than one branch or division operating
at different locations, the commission shall mail the notice to the
branch or division at which the claimant last worked.
(c) [(b)] Mailing of a notice under this section to the
correct address of the person, branch, or division for which the
claimant last worked constitutes notice of the claim to the person.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a claim for unemployment compensation benefits that is filed with
the Texas Workforce Commission on or after the effective date of
this Act. A claim filed before that date is governed by the law in
effect on the date the claim was filed, and the former law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 458 passed the Senate on
March 24, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 458 passed the House on
April 15, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor