Tex. Labor Code § 21.005
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 21.005, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 21.005. CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAWS.
Official statutory text
(a) This chapter does not relieve a government agency or official of the responsibility to ensure nondiscrimination in employment as required under another provision of the state or federal constitutions or laws.
(b) This chapter does not affect the standards for determining eligibility for benefits under Title 5 or under a state or federal disability benefit program.
(c) Nothing in this chapter may be construed as the basis for a claim by an individual without a disability that the individual was subject to discrimination because of the individual's lack of a disability.
(b) This chapter does not affect the standards for determining eligibility for benefits under Title 5 or under a state or federal disability benefit program.
(c) Nothing in this chapter may be construed as the basis for a claim by an individual without a disability that the individual was subject to discrimination because of the individual's lack of a disability.
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