Tex. Labor Code § 21.142
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 21.142, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 21.142. UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE.
Official statutory text
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.
(1) know or should have known that the conduct constituting sexual harassment was occurring; and
(2) fail to take immediate and appropriate corrective action.
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