A hospital may not suspend, terminate, or otherwise discipline or discriminate against a nurse who refuses to work mandatory overtime or reports violations of this chapter to hospital management or the commission.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 258.005
RETALIATION PROHIBITED
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Emeritus Corporation v. Lillian Blanco (2011)
Most recently applied in Emeritus Corporation v. Lillian Blanco (July 2011)
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.