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Employer defined
“Employer” means:
Unlawful employment practices
Sexual harassment is considered a form of sex discrimination under state law, and is enforced in a similar manner to the federal guidelines.
A political subdivision may adopt and enforce an order or ordinance that prohibits a practice that is unlawful under this chapter, another state law, or federal law.
Each state agency must provide employment discrimination training to its employees. The training program must provide information regarding the agency’s policies and procedures relating to employment discrimination, including employment discrimination involving sexual harassment. Each employee of a state agency must attend the training program not later than the 30th day after the date the employee is hired and must attend supplemental training every two years. Each employee who attends a training program must sign a statement verifying the employee’s attendance at the training program. The agency must file the statement in the employee’s personnel file.
Recordkeeping
A person under investigation in connection with a charge filed must:
A covered person who controls an apprenticeship, on-the-job training, or other training or retraining program must:
Posting
The “Texas Commission on Civil Rights Employment Rights Poster” must be displayed in the workplace.
Contact
Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Commission
Regulations
Texas Labor Code, Title 2, Chapter 21, Employment Discrimination
Texas Administrative Code, Title 40, Part 20, Chapter 819, Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Division
Contact
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Regulations
29 CFR Part 1604, Guidelines on Discrimination Because of Sex