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TITLE 40	SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
PART 20	TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 800	GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER N	REPORTING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
RULE §800.600	Reporting Workplace Violence
ISSUE	01/05/2024
ACTION	Final/Adopted

Preamble

Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)The purpose of this subchapter is to prescribe the form and content of the reporting workplace violence poster as required by House Bill 915, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session (2023), and Texas Labor Code Chapter 104A.

(b)Definitions:

(1)In this section, "Employee" and "Employer" shall have the meanings established under Texas Labor Code §104A.001.

(2)"Notice" means a notice to employees of the contact information for reporting instances of workplace violence or suspicious activity to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

(c)Each employer shall post the notice described in subsection (b) of this section:

(1)in a conspicuous place in the employer's place of business;

(2)in sufficient locations to be convenient to all employees; and

(3)in English and Spanish, as appropriate.

(d)A notice under this subchapter complies with Texas Labor Code, Chapter 104A, if, at a minimum, the following is conveyed:

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(e)The Agency will make an electronic copy of the Reporting Workplace Violence poster available on the Agency's website, which will be free of charge and allow employers to print a copy of the poster.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on December 19, 2023

TRD-202304891

Les Trobman

General Counsel

Texas Workforce Commission

Effective date: January 8, 2024

Proposal publication date: October 20, 2023

For further information, please call: (512) 850-8356

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