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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to unlawful employment practices with respect to the |
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exercise of the right of free speech, right to petition, and right |
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of association. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.055, Labor Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 21.055. RETALIATION. (a) An employer, labor union, or |
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employment agency commits an unlawful employment practice if the |
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employer, labor union, or employment agency retaliates or |
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discriminates against a person who, under this chapter: |
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(1) opposes a discriminatory practice; |
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(2) makes or files a charge; |
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(3) files a complaint; or |
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(4) testifies, assists, or participates in any manner |
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in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing. |
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(b) An employer, labor union, or employment agency commits |
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an unlawful employment practice if the employer, labor union, or |
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employment agency retaliates or discriminates against a person who |
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engages in lawful conduct involving the exercise of civil rights |
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guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States or of this |
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state: |
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(1) during a period of time that is not during the |
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person's assigned working hours; and |
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(2) in a location that is not the person's work site or |
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on the premises of the employer, labor union, or employment agency. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an unlawful employment practice that occurs on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |