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TX Lab Code § 21.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter E. Administrative Review|Section 21.211. Election of Remedies

Sec. 21.211.  ELECTION OF REMEDIES.  A person who has initiated an action in a court of competent jurisdiction or who has an action pending before an administrative agency under other law or an order or ordinance of a political subdivision of this state based on an act that would be an unlawful employment practice under this chapter may not file a complaint under this subchapter for the same grievance.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 21.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter F. Judicial Enforcement|Section 21.251. Civil Action by Commission

Sec. 21.251.  CIVIL ACTION BY COMMISSION.  (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.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 21.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter F. Judicial Enforcement|Section 21.252. Notice of Complainant's Right to File Civil Action

Sec. 21.252.  NOTICE OF COMPLAINANT'S RIGHT TO FILE CIVIL ACTION.  (a)  A complainant who receives notice under Section 21.208 that the complaint is not dismissed or resolved is entitled to request from the commission a written notice of the complainant's right to file a civil action.(b)  The complainant must request the notice in writing.(c)  The executive director may issue the notice.(d)  Failure to issue the notice of a complainant's right to file a civil action does not affect the complainant's right under this subchapter to bring a civil action against the respondent.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 21.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter F. Judicial Enforcement|Section 21.253. Expedited Notice of Complainant's Right to File Civil Action

Sec. 21.253.  EXPEDITED NOTICE OF COMPLAINANT'S RIGHT TO FILE CIVIL ACTION.  (a)  On receipt of a written request by a complainant, the commission shall issue before the 181st day after the date the complaint was filed a notice of the right to file a civil action if:(1)  the complainant alleges an unlawful employment practice based on the complainant's status as an individual with a life-threatening illness, as confirmed in writing by a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state;  or(2)  the executive director certifies that administrative processing of the complaint cannot be completed before the 181st day after the date the complaint was filed.(b)  The commission shall issue the expedited notice by certified mail not later than the fifth business day after the date the commission receives the written request.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 21.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter F. Judicial Enforcement|Section 21.254. Civil Action by Complainant

Sec. 21.254.  CIVIL ACTION BY COMPLAINANT.  Within 60 days after the date a notice of the right to file a civil action is received, the complainant may bring a civil action against the respondent.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 21.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter F. Judicial Enforcement|Section 21.255. Commission's Intervention in Civil Action by Complainant

Sec. 21.255.  COMMISSION'S INTERVENTION IN CIVIL ACTION BY COMPLAINANT.  After receipt of a timely application, a court may permit the commission to intervene in a civil action filed under Section 21.254 if:(1)  the commission certifies that the case is of general public importance;  and(2)  before commencement of the action the commission issued a determination of reasonable cause to believe that this chapter was violated.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 21.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter F. Judicial Enforcement|Section 21.256. Statute of Limitations

Sec. 21.256.  STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.  A civil action may not be brought under this subchapter later than the second anniversary of the date the complaint relating to the action is filed.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.07(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 21.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter F. Judicial Enforcement|Section 21.257. Assignment to Early Hearing

Sec. 21.257.  ASSIGNMENT TO EARLY HEARING.  The court shall set an action brought under this subchapter for hearing at the earliest practicable date to expedite the action.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 21.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter F. Judicial Enforcement|Section 21.258. Injunction; Equitable Relief

Sec. 21.258.  INJUNCTION;  EQUITABLE RELIEF.  (a)  On finding that a respondent engaged in an unlawful employment practice as alleged in a complaint, a court may:(1)  prohibit by injunction the respondent from engaging in an unlawful employment practice;  and(2)  order additional equitable relief as may be appropriate.(b)  Additional equitable relief may include:(1)  hiring or reinstating with or without back pay;(2)  upgrading an employee with or without pay;(3)  admitting to or restoring union membership;(4)  admitting to or participating in a guidance program, apprenticeship, or on-the-job training or other training or retraining program, using objective job-related criteria in admitting an individual to a program;(5)  reporting on the manner of compliance with the terms of a final order issued under this chapter;  and(6)  paying court costs.(c)  Liability under a back pay award may not accrue for a date more than two years before the date a complaint is filed with the commission.  Interim earnings, workers' compensation benefits, and unemployment compensation benefits received operate to reduce the back pay otherwise allowable.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 21.2585 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter F. Judicial Enforcement|Section 21.2585. Compensatory and Punitive Damages

Sec. 21.2585.  COMPENSATORY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES.  (a)  On finding that a respondent engaged in an unlawful intentional employment practice as alleged in a complaint, a court may, as provided by this section, award:(1)  compensatory damages;  and(2)  punitive damages.(b)  A complainant may recover punitive damages against a respondent, other than a respondent that is a governmental entity, if the complainant demonstrates that the respondent engaged in a discriminatory practice with malice or with reckless indifference to the state-protected rights of an aggrieved individual.(c)  Compensatory damages awarded under this section may not include:(1)  back pay;(2)  interest on back pay;  or(3)  other relief authorized under Section 21.258(b).(d)  The sum of the amount of compensatory damages awarded under this section for future pecuniary losses, emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, and other nonpecuniary losses and the amount of punitive damages awarded under this section may not exceed, for each complainant:(1)  $50,000 in the case of a respondent that has fewer than 101 employees;(2)  $100,000 in the case of a respondent that has more than 100 and fewer than 201 employees;(3)  $200,000 in the case of a respondent that has more than 200 and fewer than 501 employees;  and(4)  $300,000 in the case of a respondent that has more than 500 employees.(e)  For the purposes of Subsection (d), in determining the number of employees of a respondent, the requisite number of employees must be employed by the respondent for each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.07(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 872, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Lab Code § 21.259 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter F. Judicial Enforcement|Section 21.259. Attorney's Fees; Costs

Sec. 21.259.  ATTORNEY'S FEES;  COSTS.  (a)  In a proceeding under this chapter, a court may allow the prevailing party, other than the commission, a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs.(b)  The state, a state agency, or a political subdivision is liable for costs, including attorney's fees, to the same extent as a private person.(c)  In awarding costs and attorney's fees in an action or a proceeding under this chapter, the court, in its discretion, may include reasonable expert fees.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.07(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Lab Code § 21.260 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter F. Judicial Enforcement|Section 21.260. Relief for Disabled Employee or Applicant

Sec. 21.260.  RELIEF FOR DISABLED EMPLOYEE OR APPLICANT.  If the affected employee or applicant for employment has a disability, a court shall consider the undue hardship defense, including the reasonableness of the cost of necessary workplace accommodation and the availability of alternatives or other appropriate relief.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 21.261 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter F. Judicial Enforcement|Section 21.261. Compelled Compliance

Sec. 21.261.  COMPELLED COMPLIANCE.  If an employer, employment agency, or labor organization fails to comply with a court order issued under this subchapter, a party to the action or the commission, on the written request of a person aggrieved by the failure, may commence proceedings to compel compliance with the order.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 21.262 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter F. Judicial Enforcement|Section 21.262. Trial De Novo

Sec. 21.262.  TRIAL DE NOVO.  (a)  A judicial proceeding under this chapter is by trial de novo.(b)  A commission finding, recommendation, determination, or other action is not binding on a court.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 21.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter G. Records|Section 21.301. Recordkeeping; Reports

Sec. 21.301.  RECORDKEEPING;  REPORTS.  A person under investigation in connection with a charge filed under this chapter and who is subject to this chapter shall:(1)  make and keep records relevant to the determination of whether unlawful employment practices have been or are being committed;(2)  preserve the records for the period required by commission rule or court order;  and(3)  make reports from the records as prescribed by commission rule or court order as reasonable, necessary, or appropriate for the enforcement of this chapter or a rule or order issued under this chapter.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 21.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter G. Records|Section 21.302. Records; Training Program

Sec. 21.302.  RECORDS;  TRAINING PROGRAM.  The commission by rule shall require that a person subject to this chapter who controls an apprenticeship, on-the-job training, or other training or retraining program:(1)  keep all records reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including a list of applicants for participation in the program and a record of the chronological order in which applications for the program were received;  and(2)  furnish to the commission on request a detailed description of the manner in which individuals are selected to participate in the program.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 21.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter G. Records|Section 21.303. Conformity to Federal Law

Sec. 21.303.  CONFORMITY TO FEDERAL LAW.  A report or record required by the commission under this subchapter must conform to a similar record or report required under 42 U.S.C. Section 2000e-8(c).|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 21.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter G. Records|Section 21.304. Confidentiality of Records

Sec. 21.304.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.  An officer or employee of the commission may not disclose to the public information obtained by the commission under Section 21.204 except in compliance with Section 21.305 and as necessary to the conduct of a proceeding under this chapter.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1012 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Lab Code § 21.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter G. Records|Section 21.305. Access to Commission Records

Sec. 21.305.  ACCESS TO COMMISSION RECORDS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the commission shall adopt rules allowing a party to a complaint filed under Section 21.201 reasonable access to commission records relating to the complaint.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), unless the complaint is resolved through a voluntary settlement or conciliation, on the written request of a party the executive director shall allow the party access to the commission records:(1)  after the final action of the commission; or(2)  if a civil action relating to the complaint is filed in federal court alleging a violation of federal law.(c)  Notwithstanding Section 552.023, Government Code, the following information is not considered public information for the purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be disclosed to a party to a complaint filed under Section 21.201:(1)  identifying information of persons other than the parties and witnesses to the complaint;(2)  identifying information about confidential  witnesses, including any confidential statement given by the witness;(3)  sensitive medical information about the charging party or a witness to the complaint that is:(A)  provided by a person other than the person requesting the information; and(B)  not relevant to issues raised in the complaint, including information that identifies injuries, impairments, pregnancies, disabilities, or other medical conditions that are not obviously apparent or visible;(4)  identifying information about a person other than the charging party that is found in sensitive medical information regardless of whether the information is relevant to the complaint;(5)  nonsensitive medical information that is relevant to the complaint if the disclosure would result in an invasion of personal privacy, unless the information is generally known or has been previously reported to the public;(6)  identifying information about other respondents or employers not a party to the complaint;(7)  information relating to settlement offers or conciliation agreements received from one party that was not conveyed to the other and information contained in a separate alternative dispute resolution file prepared for mediation purposes; and(8)  identifying information about a person on whose behalf a complaint was filed if the person has requested that the person's identity as a complaining party remain confidential.(d)  In this section, "identifying information" has the meaning assigned by Section 32.51, Penal Code.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1012 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Lab Code § 21.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter G. Records|Section 21.306. Subpoena of Record or Report

Sec. 21.306.  SUBPOENA OF RECORD OR REPORT.  (a)  If a person fails to permit access, examination, photographing, or copying or fails to make, keep, or preserve a record or make a report in accordance with this subchapter, the commission may issue a subpoena requiring compliance.(b)  On a failure to comply with a subpoena of the commission, the commission shall apply for an order directing compliance to the district court of the county in which the person is found, resides, or transacts business.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 21.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter H. Discriminatory Use of Genetic Information|Section 21.401. Definitions

Sec. 21.401.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.(2)  "Family health history" means a history taken by a physician or genetic professional to ascertain genetic or medical information about an individual's family.(3)  "Genetic characteristic" means a scientifically or medically identifiable genetic or chromosomal variation, composition, or alteration that:(A)  is scientifically or medically believed to:(i)  predispose an individual to a disease, disorder, or syndrome;  or(ii)  be associated with a statistically significant increased risk of developing a disease, disorder, or syndrome;  and(B)  may or may not be associated with any symptom of an ongoing disease, disorder, or syndrome affecting an individual on the date the genetic information is obtained regarding the individual.(4)  "Genetic information" means information that is:(A)  obtained from or based on a scientific or medical determination of the presence or absence in an individual of a genetic characteristic;  or(B)  derived from the results of a genetic test performed on, or a family health history obtained from, an individual.(5)  "Genetic test" means a presymptomatic laboratory test of an individual's genes, gene products, or chromosomes that:(A)  analyzes the individual's DNA, RNA, proteins, or chromosomes;  and(B)  is performed to identify any genetic variation, composition, or alteration that is associated with the individual's having a statistically increased risk of:(i)  developing a clinically recognized disease, disorder, or syndrome;  or(ii)  being a carrier of a clinically recognized disease, disorder, or syndrome.The term does not include a blood test, cholesterol test, urine test, or other physical test used for a purpose other than determining a genetic or chromosomal variation, composition, or alteration in a specific individual.(6)  "RNA" means ribonucleic acid.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1215, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1215, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 11.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Lab Code § 21.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 2 - Protection of Laborers|Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination|Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination|Subchapter H. Discriminatory Use of Genetic Information|Section 21.402. Discriminatory Use of Genetic Information Prohibited

Sec. 21.402.  DISCRIMINATORY USE OF GENETIC INFORMATION PROHIBITED.  (a)  An employer commits an unlawful employment practice if the employer fails or refuses to hire, discharges, or otherwise discriminates against an individual with respect to compensation or the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment:(1)  on the basis of genetic information concerning the individual;  or(2)  because of the refusal of the individual to submit to a genetic test.(b)  A labor organization commits an unlawful employment practice if the labor organization excludes or expels from membership or otherwise discriminates against an individual:(1)  on the basis of genetic information concerning the individual;  or(2)  because of the refusal of the individual to submit to a genetic test.(c)  An employment agency commits an unlawful employment practice if the employment agency classifies or refers for employment, fails or refuses to refer for employment, or otherwise discriminates against an individual:(1)  on the basis of genetic information concerning the individual;  or(2)  because of the refusal of the individual to submit to a genetic test.(d)  An employer, labor organization, or employment agency commits an unlawful employment practice if the employer, labor organization, or employment agency limits, segregates, or classifies an employee, member, or applicant for employment or membership in a way that would deprive or tend to deprive the employee, member, or applicant of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of the employee, member, or applicant:(1)  on the basis of genetic information concerning the employee, member, or applicant;  or(2)  because of the refusal of the employee, member, or applicant to submit to a genetic test.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1215, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|