Tex. Labor Code § 21.0595
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 21.0595, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 21.0595. DISCRIMINATORY LEAVE POLICY AFFECTING EMPLOYEE'S ENTITLEMENT TO PERSONAL LEAVE TO CARE FOR SICK FOSTER CHILD.
Official statutory text
An employer commits an unlawful employment practice if:
(1) the employer administers a leave policy under which an employee is entitled to personal leave to care for or otherwise assist the employee's sick child; and
(2) the leave policy described by Subdivision (1) does not treat in the same manner as an employee's biological or adopted minor child any foster child of the employee who:
(A) resides in the same household as the employee; and
(B) is under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
(1) the employer administers a leave policy under which an employee is entitled to personal leave to care for or otherwise assist the employee's sick child; and
(2) the leave policy described by Subdivision (1) does not treat in the same manner as an employee's biological or adopted minor child any foster child of the employee who:
(A) resides in the same household as the employee; and
(B) is under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
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