Sec. 143.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Employer" means a person who, directly, indirectly, or through an employee, agent, independent contractor, or any other person, delivers to another person materials for articles that are:
(A) to be manufactured in a home and returned to the employer; and
(B) not for the personal use of the employer or a member of the employer's family.
(2) "Home" means a room, house, apartment, or other premises, whichever is most extensive, that is used in whole or in part as a dwelling.
(3) "Industrial homework" means the manufacture, in a home, of articles for an employer.
(4) "Manufacture" includes preparation, alteration, repair, or finishing, in whole or in part, for profit or compensation.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.