Texas Codes

Tex. Lab. Code § 406.071 (2026)

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Sec. 406.071. EXTRATERRITORIAL COVERAGE. (a) An employee who is injured while working in another jurisdiction or the employee's legal beneficiary is entitled to all rights and remedies under this subtitle if:

(1) the injury would be compensable if it had occurred in this state; and

(2) the employee has significant contacts with this state or the employment is principally located in this state.

(b) An employee has significant contacts with this state if the employee was hired or recruited in this state and the employee:

(1) was injured not later than one year after the date of hire; or

(2) has worked in this state for at least 10 working days during the 12 months preceding the date of injury.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2022 · leading case: Sonic Sys. Int'l, Inc. v. Croix, 278 S.W.3d 377 (Tex. App. 2009).

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Sonic Sys. Int'l, Inc. v. Croix, 278 S.W.3d 377 (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 3× “Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 406.071. The principal location of a person’s employment is where: (1) the employer has a place of business at or from which the employee regularly works; or (2) the employee resides and spends a substantial part of the employee’s working time.”

O'Bannon v. Moriah Techs., Inc., 248 So. 3d 392 (La. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 5× “This endorsement provides reimbursement coverage to you for those Texas employees who are described in the Texas Labor Code §§ 406.071 -.072. Therefore the coverage is for injuries to your Texas employees that occur in another state if (i) the injury would have been compensable…”

Ditmore v. Fairfield Indus., Inc., 855 F. Supp. 187 (S.D. Tex. 1994). “See Tex.Lab. Code § 406.071. The “Employer’s First Report of Injury or Illness,” a standardized report form completed following the incident, indicates Ditmore hurt his lower back when he slipped after stepping down into a boat.”

Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Hofer Builders, Inc. & Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co. (Tex. App. 2019). · cites it 8× “071 of the Texas Labor Code. See Tex. Lab. Code § 406.”

Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Hofer Builders, Inc. & Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co. (Tex. App. 2022). · cites it 8× “The Endorsement references Texas Labor Code sections 406.071 and 406.”

Michael J. French v. New Hampshire Ins. Co. (Tex. App. 2016). “Appellee moved for summary judgment on the basis that Appellant failed to satisfy the relevant provisions of the Texas Labor Code, see TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 406.071 (West 2015), and the trial court granted the motion against Appellant.”

— Tex. Lab. Code § 406.071(a) — 2 cases

O'Bannon v. Moriah Techs., Inc., 248 So. 3d 392 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “This endorsement provides reimbursement coverage to you for those Texas employees who are described in the Texas Labor Code §§ 406.071 -.072. Therefore the coverage is for injuries to your Texas employees that occur in another state if (i) the injury would have been compensable…”

Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Hofer Builders, Inc. & Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co. (Tex. App. 2022). “The Endorsement references Texas Labor Code sections 406.071 and 406.”

— Tex. Lab. Code § 406.071(a)(1) — 1 case

— Tex. Lab. Code § 406.071(a)(2) — 2 cases

Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Hofer Builders, Inc. & Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co. (Tex. App. 2022). “The Endorsement references Texas Labor Code sections 406.071 and 406.”

— Tex. Lab. Code § 406.071(b) — 1 case

Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Hofer Builders, Inc. & Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co. (Tex. App. 2019). “071 of the Texas Labor Code. See Tex. Lab. Code § 406.”

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