SECTION 112.202. Joint Agreement To Affirm Independent Relationship for Certain Building and Construction Workers

(a) An independent subcontractor and a hiring contractor may enter into an agreement which states that the subcontractor is an independent contractor and is not an employee of the hiring contractor.

(b) The agreement shall be filed in the form and manner prescribed by the division and shall:

(1) be in writing;

(2) state that the subcontractor meets the qualifications of an independent contractor under the Texas Labor Code, §406.141(2);

(3) state that the subcontractor is an independent contractor and is not an employee of the hiring contractor;

(4) contain the signatures of both parties;

(5) indicate the date the agreement was made; and

(6) state that: "Once this agreement is signed, the subcontractor and the subcontractor's employees shall not be entitled to workers' compensation coverage from the hiring contractor unless a subsequent written agreement is executed, and filed according to division rules, expressly stating that this agreement does not apply."

(c) If a person who is covered by an independent contractor agreement signed under this section is found to be an employee of the hiring contractor, the person is covered under the hiring contractor's workers' compensation policy.

(d) The hiring contractor shall maintain the original and file a legible copy of the agreement with the hiring contractor's workers' compensation insurance carrier, if any, within 10 days of the date of execution. An agreement is not considered filed if it is illegible or incomplete.

(e) If the agreement is made in compliance with subsections (a) through (d) of this section and a separate agreement has not been made in accordance with §112.201 of this title (relating to Agreement to Establish Employer-Employee Relationship for Certain Building and Construction Workers):

(1) the subcontractor and the subcontractor's employees shall not be entitled to workers' compensation coverage from the hiring contractor; and

(2) the hiring contractor's workers' compensation insurance carrier shall not require premiums to be paid by the hiring contractor for coverage of the independent contractor or the independent contractor's employees, helpers, or subcontractors.

(f) An agreement signed under subsection (a) applies to each hiring agreement executed by the parties until the first anniversary of the date the agreement was filed with the hiring contractor's workers' compensation insurance carrier, unless a subsequent agreement is executed expressly stating that the agreement does not apply.

Source Note: The provisions of this §112.202 adopted to be effective February 26, 1991, 16 TexReg 896; amended to be effective March 13, 2000, 25 TexReg 2082; amended to be effective April 15, 2018, 43 TexReg 2151