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Tex. Lab. Code § 406.072 (2026)

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Sec. 406.072. PRINCIPAL LOCATION. 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.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2009–2022 · leading case: Sonic Sys. Int'l, Inc. v. Croix, 278 S.W.3d 377 (Tex. App. 2009).
Sonic Sys. Int'l, Inc. v. Croix, 278 S.W.3d 377 (Tex. App. 2009). “Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 406.072 (Vernon 2006).”
O'Bannon v. Moriah Techs., Inc., 248 So. 3d 392 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “Texas Labor Code § 406.072 provides that the principal employment location of a Texas employee is where "the employer has a place of business at or from which the employee regularly works," or where "the employee resides and spends a substantial part of the employee's working…”
Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Hofer Builders, Inc. & Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co. (Tex. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “” See Tex. Lab. Code § 406.072; Webster’s Third New Internat’l Dict.”
Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Hofer Builders, Inc. & Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co. (Tex. App. 2019). “” See Tex. Lab. Code § 406.072; Webster’s at 2602 (defining “where” to mean “at or in what place” and stating that “where” refers to “location” or “place”).”
— Tex. Lab. Code § 406.072(1) — 1 case
Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Hofer Builders, Inc. & Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co. (Tex. App. 2022). “” See Tex. Lab. Code § 406.072; Webster’s Third New Internat’l Dict.”
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