Texas Statutes
§ 408.144 — COMPUTATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME BENEFITS.
Texas § 408.144
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Bluebook
Tex. Labor Code Code Ann. § 408.144 (2026).
Text
Sec. 408.144. COMPUTATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME BENEFITS.
(a)Supplemental income benefits are calculated quarterly and paid monthly.
(b)Subject to Section 408.061 , the amount of a supplemental income benefit for a week is equal to 80 percent of the amount computed by subtracting the weekly wage the employee earned during the reporting period provided by Section 408.143 (b) from 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage determined under Section 408.041 , 408.042 , 408.043 , 408.044 , 408.0445 , or 408.0446 .
(c)For the purposes of this subchapter, if an employee is offered a bona fide position of employment that the employee is capable of performing, given the physical condition of the employee and the geographic accessibility of the position to the employee, the employee's week
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Legislative History
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7 ), Sec. 3.1205, eff. September 1, 2005.
Nearby Sections
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§ 408.001
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY; EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.§ 408.002
SURVIVAL OF CAUSE OF ACTION.§ 408.003
REIMBURSABLE EMPLOYER PAYMENTS; SALARY CONTINUATION; OFFSET AGAINST INCOME BENEFITS; LIMITS.§ 408.0041
DESIGNATED DOCTOR EXAMINATION.§ 408.0044
REVIEW OF DENTAL SERVICES.§ 408.0045
REVIEW OF CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES.§ 408.0046
RULES.§ 408.005
SETTLEMENTS AND AGREEMENTS.§ 408.006
MENTAL TRAUMA INJURIES.§ 408.008
COMPENSABILITY OF HEART ATTACKS.§ 408.021
ENTITLEMENT TO MEDICAL BENEFITS.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Texas § 408.144, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/LA/408.144.