![]() It tracks the language currently in Section 21.1065, which deals with sexual harassment for unpaid interns, however, the new language applies to all employees. The above house and senate bills essentially define what constitutes sexual harassment within Chapter 21 of the labor code and add liability for a party if they knew or should have known that sexual harassment was occurring and failed to take immediate and appropriate action when they had that knowledge. Relating to the prohibition against sexual harassment in the workplace. This will allow parties to file more claims. The bill essentially allows a person to file a complaint for sexual harassment with the Texas Workforce Commission within 300 days of the alleged sexual harassment rather than within 180 days. ![]() Relating to the statute of limitations applicable to a sexual harassment complaint filed with the Texas Workforce Commission. Due to the number of bills, I am only including a brief summary in addition to that already provided by the legislature with what I consider the highlights of the respective bill. This post will focus on those bills that concern the traditional areas that concern labor and employment such as sexual harassment, wage and hour laws, the minimum wage, and discrimination. You can view all of the bills that have been proposed so far here.Īs the session has now ended, you can read my review of the bills that passed here: I am not going to include any bills related to health insurance or Medicaid, marijuana, or those that are specific to state employees, even though these affect labor and employment law. I plan to update this post once the deadline to introduce new bills ends and probably will do a follow-up post if anything noteworthy passes. ![]() In this post, we will explore some of the bills that have been introduced so far this legislative session that relate to labor and employment. Texas is unique in that the legislature only meets once every two years unless the governor calls a special session. I’m talking about the Texas Legislative Session beginning and the release of their proposed bills. ![]() No, this is not a post about elections or the World Test Championship (it is not what it sounds like and is actually pretty awesome). It is something that occurs once every two years. Linkedin Photo by Adam Thomas on Unsplash
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