Texas § LA.21.142 - UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE
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§ LA.21.142. UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE
UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE. An employer commits an unlawful employment practice if sexual harassment of an employee occurs and the employer or the employer's agents or supervisors: (1) know or should have known that the conduct constituting sexual harassment was occurring; and (2) fail to take immediate and appropriate corrective action. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 172 (S.B. 45 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. SUBCHAPTER D. LOCAL ENFORCEMENT
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