A provision in this subchapter or Subchapter B referring to discrimination because of disability or on the basis of disability applies only to discrimination because of or on the basis of a physical or mental condition that does not impair an individual's ability to reasonably perform a job.
Tex. Lab. Code § 21.105
DISCRIMINATION BASED ON DISABILITY
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Jenkins v. Guardian Industries Corp. (2000)
Most recently applied in Texas Department of Transportation v. Albert Lara, Jr. (May 2019)
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.