tx-August72026-98: 40 TAC §815.165 — Unemployment Insurance

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Summary

The rule is proposed under Texas Labor Code, §301.0015(a)(6), which provides TWC with the authority to adopt, amend, or repeal such rules as it deems necessary for the effective administration of TWC services and activities. The proposed rule relates to Texas Labor Code, Title 4, Subtitle A, The Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. §815.165. Exceptions to Confidentiality Requirements. (a) The Agency may disclose public domain information. For purposes of this section, public domain information includes directory information about the organization of the state, the Commission, and appellate authorities, as well as the names and positions of officials and employees; information about the state unemployment compensation law (and applicable federal law), provisions, rules, regulations, and interpretations, including statements of general policy and interpretations of general applicability; and any agreement relating to the administration of the state unemployment compensation law. Commission-designated precedent case digests from which all individually identifiable information has been removed constitute public domain information. Public domain information does not include...

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