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Tex. Lab. Code § 21.251

CIVIL ACTION BY COMMISSION

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. McKenzie (1999)

Most recently applied in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. McKenzie (August 1999)

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

(a) The commission may bring a civil action against a respondent if:

(1) the commission determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent engaged in an unlawful employment practice;

(2) the commission's efforts to resolve the discriminatory practice to the satisfaction of the complainant and respondent through conciliation have been unsuccessful; and

(3) a majority of the commissioners determines that the civil action may achieve the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The complainant may intervene in a civil action brought by the commission.

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