SUBCHAPTER E. RESTRICTIONS ON COERCION OF EMPLOYEE TRADE

Sec. 52.041.  COERCION OF EMPLOYEE TRADE;  PENALTY.  (a)  A person, firm, or corporation commits an offense if the person, firm, or corporation requires or attempts to require by coercion an employee to:
(1)  deal with a person, association, corporation, or company;  or
(2)  purchase an article of food, clothing, or other merchandise at a place or store.
(b)  A person, firm, or corporation commits an offense if the person, firm, or corporation excludes from work, punishes, or blacklists an employee for failure to:
(1)  deal with the person, firm, or corporation;  or
(2)  purchase an article of food, clothing, or other merchandise at a place or store.
(c)  An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.