40 Tex. Admin. Code § 844.52 - Investigative Costs

(a) If the Agency determines that the employer violated this chapter, the Agency may recover from the employer reasonable investigative costs incurred in conducting the investigation into whether the employer violated Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 81D, regardless of whether the employer took remedial action.

(b) The Agency may not recover from the employer investigative costs incurred in conducting an investigation into whether the employer took remedial action.

(c) The preliminary determination order will inform the employer of the investigative costs calculated by the Agency.

(d) The investigative costs may, at the discretion of the Agency, be included in the amount owed in the penalty and cost order even if the employer took remedial action.

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40 Tex. Admin. Code § 844.52

Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 52, December 27, 2024, TexReg 10668, eff. 12/30/2024