Tex. Lab. Code § 22.003 · Chapter 22. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION FOR PARTICIPATING IN EMERGENCY EVACUATION
LIABILITY; REINSTATEMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An employer who violates Section 22.002 is liable for any loss of wages and employer-provided benefits incurred by the employee as a result of the violation.
(b) A person discharged in violation of Section 22.002 is entitled to reinstatement in the same or an equivalent position of employment with commensurate pay.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.09(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.22.htm
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