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Tex. Lab. Code § 21.051

DISCRIMINATION BY EMPLOYER

Applied in 265 court decisions — leading case Stevenson v. Superior Court (1997)

Most recently applied in Dabbasi v. Motiva Enterprises (July 2024)

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff

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An employer commits an unlawful employment practice if because of race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age the employer:

(1) fails or refuses to hire an individual, discharges an individual, or discriminates in any other manner against an individual in connection with compensation or the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment; or

(2) limits, segregates, or classifies an employee or applicant for employment in a manner that would deprive or tend to deprive an individual of any employment opportunity or adversely affect in any other manner the status of an employee.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.