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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the statute of limitations applicable to a complaint |
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filed with the Texas Workforce Commission regarding an unlawful |
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employment practice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.201(g), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(g) If a perfected complaint is not received by the |
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commission within 300 [180] days of the alleged unlawful employment |
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practice, the commission shall notify the respondent that a |
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complaint has been filed and that the process of perfecting the |
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complaint is in progress. |
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SECTION 2. Section 21.202(a), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A complaint under this subchapter must be filed not |
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later than the 300th [180th] day after the date the alleged unlawful |
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employment practice occurred. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a complaint based on conduct occurring on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A complaint that is based on conduct occurring |
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before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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conduct occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |